2024 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team

2024 Nebraska Cornhuskers football
2024 Nebraska Cornhuskers football
Pinstripe Bowl, vs. Boston College
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Record	6–6 (3–6 Big Ten)
Head coach	Matt Rhule (2nd season);
Offensive coordinator	Marcus Satterfield (2nd season; first nine games); Dana Holgorsen (interim; remainder of season)
Co-offensive coordinator	Glenn Thomas (1st season)
Offensive scheme	Pro-style
Defensive coordinator	Tony White (2nd season)
Base defense	3–3–5
Home stadium	Memorial Stadium
Uniform
	Seasons ← 2023 2025 →

The 2024 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team represented the University of Nebraska–Lincoln as a member of the Big Ten Conference during the 2024 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Cornhuskers were led by second-year head coach Matt Rhule, and they played their home contests at Memorial Stadium in Lincoln, Nebraska.

2024 Big Ten Conference football standings
v t e
Team	W		L	W		L
No. 1 Oregon y$^	9	–	0	13	–	0
No. 4 Penn State y^	8	–	1	12	–	2
No. 8 Indiana ^	8	–	1	11	–	2
No. 6 Ohio State ^	7	–	2	11	–	2
No. 20 Illinois	6	–	3	9	–	3
Iowa	6	–	3	8	–	4
Michigan	5	–	4	7	–	5
Minnesota	5	–	4	7	–	5
Rutgers	4	–	5	7	–	5
USC	4	–	5	6	–	6
Washington	4	–	5	6	–	6
Nebraska	3	–	6	6	–	6
Michigan State	3	–	6	5	–	7
UCLA	3	–	6	5	–	7
Wisconsin	3	–	6	5	–	7
Northwestern	2	–	7	4	–	8
Maryland	1	–	8	4	–	8
Purdue	0	–	9	1	–	11
Championship: Oregon 45, Penn State 37
^ – College Football Playoff participant $ – Conference champion y – Championship game participant As of December 22, 2024 Rankings from CFP Rankings

Going into their game against Northern Iowa, the Cornhuskers were ranked in the AP Poll for the first time since 2019. Following a victory in said contest, the team achieved their first 3–0 start since 2016. Then, after knocking off rival Wisconsin for the first time since 2012, the team became bowl eligible. This marked the end of a postseason drought that dated back to that same 2016 season, the longest among college football power conference schools.^[1]^[2]

Offseason

Transfers

Incoming

^[3]

Name	Position	Height	Weight	Class	Hometown	Previous
Blye Hill	CB	6'3"	185	Freshman	Baltimore, MD	St. Francis (PA)
Jahmal Banks	WR	6'4"	205	Junior	Washington, DC	Wake Forest
Isaiah Neyor	WR	6'3"	215	Senior	Fort Worth, TX	Texas
Dante Dowdell	RB	6'2"	215	Freshman	Picayune, MS	Oregon
Stefon Thompson	LB	6'1"	248	Sophomore	Charlotte, NC	Syracuse
Mac Markway	TE	6'4"	260	Sophomore	St. Louis, Mo	Louisiana State
Micah Mazzccua	IOL	6'5"	325	Senior	Philadelphia, PA	Florida
Jalyn Gramstad	QB	6'0"	190	Senior	Lester, IA	Northwestern (IA)
Vincent Genatone	LB	6'1"	218	RS Sophomore	North Platte, NE	Montana

Outgoing

^[3]

Name	Number	Position	Height	Weight	Class	Hometown	Destination
Jake Appleget	#83	TE	6'4"	220	(R) Freshman	Lincoln, NE	Northern Illinois
Chief Borders	#14	DE	6'4"	245	(R) Junior	Chicago, IL	Pittsburgh
Eric Fields	#29	LB	6'1"	195	(R) Freshman	Ardmore, OK	TBD
John Goodwin	#46	TE	6'3"	235	(R) Junior	Lincoln, NE	Concordia (NE)
Isaiah Harris	#37	RB	5'8"	185	(R) Sophomore	Omaha, NE	Nebraska-Kearney
Randolph Kpai	#30	LB	6'2"	210	Sophomore	Sioux Falls, SD	New Mexico
Tamon Lynum	#15	CB	6'2"	180	(R) Sophomore	Orlando, FL	Pittsburgh
Barron Miles	#32	WR	5'10"	180	(R) Sophomore	Montreal, Quebec, Canada	Grambling State
Javier Morton	#25	CB	6'2"	195	Junior	Atlanta, GA	Temple
Chubba Purdy	#12	QB	6'2"	210	(R) Sophomore	Queen Creek, AZ	Nevada^[4]^[a]
Jeff Sims	#7	QB	6'4"	220	Junior	Jacksonville, FL	Arizona State^[5]

Notes

^ Originally committed to San Jose State.

Scholarship recruits

College recruiting information
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Dylan Raiola QB	Gilbert, AZ	Buford	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	230 lb (100 kg)	Dec 18, 2023
Dylan Raiola QB	Star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 91
Carter Nelson TE	Ainsworth, NE	Ainsworth	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Jun 28, 2023
Carter Nelson TE	Star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 83
Grant Brix IOL	Logan, IA	Logan-Magnolia	6 ft 5.5 in (1.97 m)	280 lb (130 kg)	Nov 28, 2023
Grant Brix IOL	Star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 84
Preston Taumua IOL	Waipahu, HI	Waipahu High School	6 ft 3.5 in (1.92 m)	300 lb (140 kg)	Jul 17, 2023
Preston Taumua IOL	Star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 82
Roger Gradney S	Altair, TX	Rice	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Feb 20, 2023
Roger Gradney S	Star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 80
Mario Buford CB	DeSoto, TX	DeSoto	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)	155 lb (70 kg)	Jun 8, 2023
Mario Buford CB	Star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 80
Dae'vonn Hall WR	Bellevue, NE	Bellevue West	6 ft 1.5 in (1.87 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Jun 23, 2023
Dae'vonn Hall WR	Star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 80
Jacory Barney Jr. WR	Miami, FL	Miami Palmetto	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	160 lb (73 kg)	Jul 1, 2023
Jacory Barney Jr. WR	Star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 78
Isaiah McMorris WR	Omaha, NE	Bellevue West	5 ft 9.5 in (1.77 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Jun 23, 2023
Isaiah McMorris WR	Star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 79
Evan Taylor CB	Waxhaw, NC	Cuthberston	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Jun 19, 2023
Evan Taylor CB	Star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 79
Caleb Benning S	Omaha, NE	Westside	5 ft 10.5 in (1.79 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Oct 20, 2023
Caleb Benning S	Star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 78
Vincent Shavers LB	Miami Gardens, FL	Miami Central	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Dec 20, 2023
Vincent Shavers LB	Star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 78
Willis McGahee IV LB	Miami, FL	Christopher Columbus	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Apr 22, 2023
Willis McGahee IV LB	Star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 79
Keelan Smith TE	Liberty, MO	Liberty North	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	May 5, 2023
Keelan Smith TE	Star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 77
Gibson Pyle IOL	Houston, TX	Klein Cain	6 ft 4.5 in (1.94 m)	275 lb (125 kg)	Apr 1, 2023
Gibson Pyle IOL	Star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 79
Daniel Kaelin QB	Bellevue, NE	Bellevue West	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	May 20, 2023
Daniel Kaelin QB	Star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 78
Ian Flynt TE	Katy, TX	Taylor	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	248 lb (112 kg)	Apr 24, 2023
Ian Flynt TE	Star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 77
Ashton Murphy DL	Elkhorn, NE	Elkhorn South	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	242 lb (110 kg)	Apr 11, 2023
Ashton Murphy DL	Star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 77
Amare Sanders CB	Miami, FL	Gulliver Prep	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	167 lb (76 kg)	Dec 20, 2023
Amare Sanders CB	Star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 76
Larry Tarver CB	Miami, FL	TRU Prep	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)	160 lb (73 kg)	Dec 20, 2023
Larry Tarver CB	Star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 77
Quinn Clark WR	Bozeman, MT	Gallatin	6 ft 4.5 in (1.94 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Jun 27, 2023
Quinn Clark WR	Star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 78
Braylen Prude S	Pearland, TX	Shadow Creek	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Jun 18, 2023
Braylen Prude S	Star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 74
Eric Ingwerson TE	Papillion, NE	Papillion-La Vista	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	245 lb (111 kg)	Sep 27, 2023
Eric Ingwerson TE	Star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 74
Rex Guthrie S	Littleton, CO	Heritage	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Jun 20, 2023
Rex Guthrie S	Star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 76
Donovan Jones S	Omaha, NE	Omaha North	6 ft 0.5 in (1.84 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Jun 22, 2023
Donovan Jones S	Star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 75
Landen Davidson IOL	Broomfield, CO	Broomfield	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	295 lb (134 kg)	Jun 20, 2023
Landen Davidson IOL	Star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 77
Alexander Ruggeroli OT	Las Vegas, NV	Bishop Gorman	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	265 lb (120 kg)	Dec 23, 2023
Alexander Ruggeroli OT	Star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 80
Jake Peters IOL	Cedar Falls, IA	Cedar Falls	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	265 lb (120 kg)	Jun 18, 2023
Jake Peters IOL	Star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 76
Kamdyn Koch P	Westminster, MD	Winters Mill	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Dec 23, 2023
Kamdyn Koch P	Star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 73
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: "2024 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

Source:^[6]

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 31	2:30 p.m.	UTEP*		Memorial Stadium Lincoln, NE	FOX	W 40–7	86,072
September 7	6:30 p.m.	Colorado*		Memorial Stadium Lincoln, NE (rivalry)	NBC	W 28–10	86,906
September 14	6:30 p.m.	No. 21 (FCS) Northern Iowa*	No. 23	Memorial Stadium Lincoln, NE	BTN	W 34–3	86,546
September 20	7:00 p.m.	No. 24 Illinois	No. 22	Memorial Stadium Lincoln, NE	FOX	L 24–31 ^OT	86,936
September 28	11:00 a.m.	at Purdue		Ross–Ade Stadium West Lafayette, IN	Peacock	W 28–10	61,441
October 5	3:00 p.m.	Rutgers		Memorial Stadium Lincoln, NE	FS1	W 14–7	87,464
October 19	11:00 a.m.	at No. 16 Indiana		Memorial Stadium Bloomington, IN (Big Noon Kickoff)	FOX	L 7–56	53,082
October 26	11:00 a.m.	at No. 4 Ohio State		Ohio Stadium Columbus, OH (Big Noon Kickoff)	FOX	L 17–21	104,830
November 2	2:30 p.m.	UCLA		Memorial Stadium Lincoln, NE	BTN	L 20–27	87,453
November 16	3:00 p.m.	at USC		Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA	FOX	L 20–28	75,304
November 23	2:30 p.m.	Wisconsin		Memorial Stadium Lincoln, NE (Freedom Trophy)	BTN	W 44–25	86,923
November 29	6:30 p.m.	at Iowa		Kinnick Stadium Iowa City, IA (Heroes Game)	NBC	L 10–13	69,250
December 28	11:00 a.m.	vs. Boston College*		Yankee Stadium Bronx, NY (Pinstripe Bowl)	ABC
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll - Released prior to game All times are in Central time Source: ^[7]^[8]

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	Final
AP	RV	RV	23	22	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Coaches	RV	RV	24	22	RV	RV	RV	25	RV	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
CFP	Not released										—	—	—	—	—	—	Not released

Game summaries

vs. UTEP

Game One – UTEP Miners (0-0) at Nebraska Cornhuskers (0-0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Miners	7	0	0	0	7
Cornhuskers	7	23	7	3	40

at Memorial Stadium • Lincoln, Nebraska

Date: August 31
Game time: 2:30 PM
Game weather: Sunny, 86 °F (30 °C), Wind: SW @ 8 miles per hour (13 km/h)
Game attendance: 86,072
Referee: Chris Coyte
TV announcers (FOX): Jason Benetti (play-by-play), Brock Huard (analyst), and Allison Williams (sideline reporter)
Sources: huskers.com^[9]

Game information

First Quarter

(9:00) NEB – Dante Dowdell 5-yard run, Tristan Alvano kick (Drive: 12 plays, 72 yards, 5:54, Nebraska 7-0)
(2:24) UTEP - Kam Thomas 38-yard pass from Skyler Locklear, Buzz Flabiano kick (Drive: 3 plays, 63 yards, 0:42, 7-7)

Second Quarter

(10:29) NEB - Ty Robinson Safety (Drive: 2 plays, -3 yards, 0:19, Nebraska 9-7)
(10:04) NEB - Isaiah Neyor 59-yard pass from Dylan Raiola, Tristan Alvano kick (Drive: 2 plays, 59 yards, 0:18, Nebraska 16-7)
(5:34) NEB - Gabe Ervin Jr. 3-yard run, Tristan Alvano kick (Drive: 8 plays, 63 yards, 3:45, Nebraska 23-7)
(0:02) NEB - Jahmal Banks 21-yard pass from Dylan Raiola, Tristan Alvano kick (Drive: 9 plays, 59 yards, 2:03, Nebraska 30-7)

Third Quarter

(5:34) NEB – Gabe Ervin Jr. 1-yard run, Tristan Alvano kick (Drive: 11 plays, 73 yards, 5:04, Nebraska 37-7)

Fourth Quarter

(9:22) NEB – Tristan Alvano 20-yard field goal (Drive: 17 plays, 87 yards, 9:26, Nebraska 40-7)

Statistics	UTEP	NEB
First downs	12	30
Total yards	205	507
Rushes/yards	24 car/56 yds	47 car/223 yds
Passing yards	149	284
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	16-26-2	25–36–0
Time of possession	21:28	38:32

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
UTEP	Passing	Skyler Locklear	11-17, 115 yds, 1 TD, 1 INT
	Rushing	Jevon Jackson	10 car, 32 yds
	Receiving	Kam Thomas	7 rec, 71 yds, 1 TD
Nebraska	Passing	Dylan Raiola	19-28, 238 yds, 2 TD
	Rushing	Emmett Johnson	8 car, 71 yds
	Receiving	Isaiah Neyor	6 rec, 121 yds, 1 TD

vs. Colorado (rivalry)

Game Two – Colorado Buffaloes (1–0) at Nebraska Cornhuskers (1–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Buffaloes	0	0	3	7	10
Cornhuskers	14	14	0	0	28

at Memorial Stadium • Lincoln, NE

Date: September 7, 2024
Game time: 6:30 p.m.
Game weather: Sunny, 72 °F (22 °C), Wind: SE @ 6 miles per hour (10 km/h)
Game attendance: 86,906
Referee: Mike McCabe
TV announcers (NBC): Paul Burmeister (play-by-play), Colt McCoy (analyst), and Kathryn Tappen (sideline reporter)
Boxscore

Game information

First Quarter

(10:34) NEB – Dante Dowdell 12-yard run, Tristan Alvano kick (Drive: 7 plays, 49 yards, 3:22, Nebraska 7-0)
(5:46) NEB – Tommi Hill 7-yard interception return, Tristan Alvano kick (Drive: 0:05, Nebraska 14-0)

Second Quarter

(6:44) NEB – Dante Dowdell 1-yard run, Tristan Alvano kick (Drive: 9 plays, 86 yards, 4:46, Nebraska 21-0)
(0:40) NEB – Rahmir Johnson 18-yard pass from Dylan Raiola, Tristan Alvano kick (Drive: 3 plays, 70 yards, 0:45, Nebraska 28-0)

Third Quarter

(10:38) CU – Alejandro Mata 27-yard field goal (Drive: 8 plays, 49 yards, 2:46, Nebraska 28-3)

Fourth Quarter

(8:45) CU – LaJohntay Wester 5-yard pass from Shedeur Sanders, Alejandro Mata kick (Drive: 6 plays, 58 yards, 2:04, Nebraska 28-10)

Statistics	COLO	NEB
First downs	15	22
Total yards	260	334
Rushes/yards	22 / 16	35 / 149
Passing yards	244	185
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	23-40-1	23–30–0
Time of possession	24:39	35:21

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Colorado	Passing	Shedeur Sanders	23-38, 244 yds, 1 TD, 1 INT
	Rushing	Dallan Hayden	5 car, 32 yds
	Receiving	Travis Hunter	10 rec, 110 yds
Nebraska	Passing	Dylan Raiola	23-30, 185 yds, 1 TD
	Rushing	Dante Dowdell	17 car, 77 yds, 2 TD
	Receiving	Rahmir Johnson	8 rec, 49 yds, 1 TD

vs Northern Iowa (FCS)

Northern Iowa Panthers (FCS) (2-0) vs No. 23 Nebraska Cornhuskers (2-0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Panthers	3	0	0	0	3
No. 23 Cornhuskers	7	14	6	7	34

at Memorial Stadium • Lincoln, Nebraska

Date: September 14
Game time: 6:30 p.m.
Game weather: Sunny, 82 °F (28 °C), Wind: SE @ 5 miles per hour (8 km/h)
Game attendance: 86,546
Referee: Jeffrey Servinski
TV announcers (BTN): Guy Haberman (play-by-play), Yogi Roth (analyst), and Rhett Lewis (sideline reporter)
Boxscore

Game information

First Quarter

(11:40) NEB – Carter Nelson 24-yard pass from Dylan Raiola, Tristan Alvano kick (Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 3:20, Nebraska 7-0)
(1:32) UNI – Caden Palmer 31-yard field goal (Drive: 16 plays, 62 yards, 10:08, Nebraska 7-3)

Second Quarter

(13:04) NEB – Isaiah Neyor 18-yard pass from Dylan Raiola, Tristan Alvano kick (Drive: 7 plays,75 yards, 3:28, Nebraska 14-3)
(6:51) NEB – Jacory Barney Jr. 10-yard run, Tristan Alvano kick (Drive: 4 plays, 80 yards, 2:05, Nebraska 21-3)

Third Quarter

(6:17) NEB – Tristan Alvano 31-yard field goal (Drive: 9 plays, 68 yards, 3:31, Nebraska 24-3)
(0:43) NEB - Tristan Alvano 21-yard field goal (Drive: 6 plays, 33 yards, 3:11, Nebraska 27-3)

Fourth Quarter

(4:31) NEB – Emmett Johnson 36-yard run, John Hohl kick (Drive: 8 plays, 80 yards, 4:33, Nebraska 34-3)

Statistics	UNI	NEB
First downs	18	22
Total yards	71 / 301 yds	48 / 423 yds
Rushes/yards	39 att, 139 yds	22 att, 142 yds
Passing yards	162 yds	281 yds
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	16–32–1	20–26–1
Time of possession	38:07	21:53

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Northern Iowa	Passing	Aidan Dunne	13/25, 117 yds, 1 INT
	Rushing	Aidan Dunne	11 car, 49 yds
	Receiving	Sergio Morancy	2 rec, 30 yds
Nebraska	Passing	Dylan Raiola	17/23, 247 yds, 2 TDs, 1 INT
	Rushing	Dante Dowdell	6 car, 55 yds
	Receiving	Carter Nelson	4 rec, 48 yds, 1 TD

vs No. 24 Illinois

No. 24 Illinois Fighting Illini (3-0) vs No. 22 Nebraska Cornhuskers (3-0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	OT	Total
No. 24 Fighting Illini	7	3	7	7	7	31
No. 22 Cornhuskers	10	7	0	7	0	24

at Memorial Stadium • Lincoln, Nebraska

Date: September 20
Game time: 7:00 PM
Game weather: Sunny, 88 °F (31 °C), Wind: SE @ 15 miles per hour (24 km/h)
Game attendance: 86,936
Referee: Greg Blum
TV announcers (FOX): Tim Brando (play-by-play), Devin Gardner (analyst), and Josh Sims (sideline reporter)
Boxscore

Game information

First Quarter

(11:54) ILL – Pat Bryant 27 yard pass from Luke Altmyer, David Olano kick (Drive: 6 plays, 78 yards, 2:08, Illinois 7-0)
(3:15) NEB – John Hohl 21 yard field goal (Drive: 18 plays, 72 yards, 8:39, Illinois 7-3)
(0:32) NEB - Isaiah Neyor 6 yard pass from Dylan Raiola, John Hohl kick (Drive: 4 plays, 37 yards, 2:09, Nebraska 10-7)

Second Quarter

(11:37) ILL – David Olano 26 yard field goal (Drive: 8 plays, 62 yards, 3:48, 10-10)
(0:16) NEB – Isaiah Neyor 11 yard pass from Dylan Raiola, John Hohl kick (Drive: 9 plays, 70 yards, 3:06, Nebraska 17-10)

Third Quarter

(1:55) ILL – Tanner Arkin 3 yard pass from Luke Altmyer, David Olano kick (Drive: 11 plays, 57 yards, 5:00, 17-17)

Fourth Quarter

(14:57) NEB – Janiran Bonner 1 yard pass from Dylan Raiola, John Hohl kick (Drive: 5 plays, 75 yards, 1:58, Nebraska 24-17)
(10:36) ILL - Brandon Henderson 6 yard pass from Luke Altmyer, David Olano kick (Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 4:21, 24-24)

Overtime

ILL - Pat Bryant 4 yard pass from Luke Altmyer, David Olano kick (Drive: 2 plays, 25 yards, Illinois 31-24)

Statistics	ILL	NEB
First downs	25	20
Total yards	66 / 381	68 / 345
Rushes/yards	166	48
Passing yards	215	297
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	21-27-0	24-35-1
Time of possession	29:39	30:21

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Illinois	Passing	Luke Altmyer	21-27, 215 yds, 4 TD
	Rushing	Kaden Feagin	12 car, 69 yds
	Receiving	Pat Bryant	5 rec, 74 yds, 2 TD
Nebraska	Passing	Dylan Raiola	24-35, 297 yds, 3 TD, 1 INT
	Rushing	Dante Dowdell	20 car, 72 yds
	Receiving	Jahmal Banks	8 rec, 94 yds

at Purdue

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

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Cornhuskers	0	0	7	21	28
Boilermakers	0	0	3	7	10

at Ross–Ade Stadium • West Lafayette, Indiana

Date: September 28
Game time: 11:00 a.m.
Game weather: Cloudy, 70 °F (21 °C), Wind: NE @ 11 miles per hour (18 km/h)
Game attendance: 61,441
Referee: Bryan Banks
TV announcers (Peacock): Jac Collinsworth (play-by-play), Michael Robinson (analyst), and Caroline Pineda (sideline reporter)
Boxscore

Game information

Third Quarter

(6:42) PUR – Spencer Porath 45 yard field goal (Drive: 13 plays, 55 yards, 8:08, Purdue 3-0)
(2:49) NEB – Jahmal Banks 6 yard pass from Dylan Raiola, John Hohl kick (Drive: 9 plays, 70 yards, 3:53, Nebraska 7-3)

Fourth Quarter

(10:34) NEB – Dante Dowdell 1 yard run, John Hohl kick (Drive: 10 plays, 63 yards, 5:30, Nebraska 14-3)
(6:13) NEB - Jacory Barney Jr. 25 yard run, John Hohl kick (Drive: 8 plays, 67 yards, 2:57, Nebraska 21-3)
(5:38) NEB - John Bullock 29 yard interception return, John Hohl kick (Drive: 2 plays, 3 yards, 0:35, Nebraska 28-3)
(1:29) PUR - Leland Smith 15 yard pass from Hudson Card, Spencer Porath kick (Drive: 12 plays, 75 yards, 4:09, Nebraska 28-10)

Statistics	NEB	PUR
First downs	25	12
Total yards	59 / 418	56 / 224
Rushes/yards	32 / 161	31 / 50
Passing yards	257	174
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	17–27–0	18–25–1
Time of possession	30:18	29:42

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Nebraska	Passing	Dylan Raiola	17–27, 257 yds, 1 TD
	Rushing	Jacory Barney Jr.	4 car, 66 yds, 1 TD
	Receiving	Jahmal Banks	5 rec, 82 yds, 1 TD
Purdue	Passing	Hudson Card	18–25, 174 yrds, 1 TD, 1 INT
	Rushing	Devin Mockobee	13 car, 41 yds
	Receiving	Jaron Tibbs	5 rec, 46 yds

vs Rutgers

Rutgers Scarlet Knights (4–0) vs Nebraska Cornhuskers (4–1) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Scarlet Knights	0	0	0	7	7
Cornhuskers	7	7	0	0	14

at Memorial Stadium • Lincoln, Nebraska

Date: October 5
Game time: 3:00 PM
Game weather: Sunny, 97 °F (36 °C), Wind: SW @ 19 miles per hour (31 km/h)
Game attendance: 87,464
Referee: Larry Smith
TV announcers (FS1): Alex Faust (play-by-play) and Robert Smith (analyst)
Box score

Game information

First Quarter

(3:09) NEB – Dante Dowdell 1-yard run, John Hohl kick (Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, 3:28, Nebraska 7-0)

Second Quarter

(1:48) NEB – Janiran Bonner 11 yard run, John Hohl kick (Drive: 7 plays, 72 yards, 2:32, Nebraska 14-0)

Third Quarter

No scoring plays

Fourth Quarter

(4:08) RUT – Ben Black 11 yard pass from Athan Kaliakmanis, Jai Patel kick (Drive: 9 plays, 50 yards, 3:40, Nebraska 14-7)

Statistics	RUTG	NEB
First downs	18	15
Total yards	69 / 264	70 / 261
Rushes/yards	32 / 78	42 / 97
Passing yards	186	164
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	15–37–2	14–28–1
Time of possession	28:25	31:35

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Rutgers	Passing	Athan Kaliakmanis	15/37, 186 yds, 1TD, 2 INTs
	Rushing	Kyle Monangai	19 car, 78 yds
	Receiving	Ben Black	2 rec, 54 yds, 1 TD
Nebraska	Passing	Dylan Raiola	13/27, 134 yds, 1 INT
	Rushing	Dante Dowdell	14 car, 57 yds, 1 TD
	Receiving	Jaylen Lloyd	2 rec, 44 yds

at No. 16 Indiana

Nebraska Cornhuskers (5-1) at No. 16 Indiana Hoosiers (6-0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Cornhuskers	0	7	0	0	7
No. 16 Hoosiers	7	21	14	14	56

at Memorial Stadium • Bloomington, Indiana

Date: October 19
Game time: 11:00 AM
Game weather: Sunny, 65 °F (18 °C), Wind SE @ 3 mph (5 km/h)
Game attendance: 53,082
Referee: Mark Kluczynski
TV announcers (FOX): Gus Johnson (play-by-play), Joel Klatt (analyst), and Jenny Taft (sideline reporter)
Box score

Game information

First Quarter

(9:35) IU – Justice Ellison 5-yard run, Nicolas Radicic kick (Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 5:25, Indiana 7-0)

Second Quarter

(13:37) IU – Myles Price 7-yard pass from Kurtis Rourke, Nicolas Radicic kick (Drive: 6 plays, 88 yards, 2:19, Indiana 14-0)
(7:40) NU - Jacory Barney Jr. 7-yard run, John Hohl kick (Drive: 13 plays, 75 yards, 5:57, Indiana 14-7)
(3:47) IU - Ty Son Lawton 1-yard run, Nicolas Radicic kick (Drive: 10 plays, 75 yards, 3:53, Indiana 21-7)
(1:09) IU - Justice Ellison 31-yard run, Nicolas Radicic kick (Drive: 4 plays, 74 yards, 1:17, Indiana 28-7)

Third Quarter

(6:25) IU - Miles Cross 2-yard pass from Tayven Jackson, Nicolas Radicic kick (Drive: 3 plays, 19 yards, 1:10, Indiana 35-7)
(1:46) IU - Elijah Sarratt 15-yard pass from Tayven Jackson, Nicolas Radicic kick (Drive: 4 plays, 51 yards, 1:14, Indiana 42-7)

Fourth Quarter

(13:01) IU – Kaelon Black 10-yard run, Nicolas Radicic kick (Drive: 4 plays, 43 yards, 1:55, Indiana 49-7)
(3:45) IU - Elijah Green, 1-yard run, Nicolas Radicic kick (Drive 5 plays, 19 yards, 2:28, Indiana 56-7)

Statistics	NEB	IU
First downs	20	24
Total yards	75 / 304	63 / 495
Rushes/yards	29 / 70	33 / 215
Passing yards	234	280
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	28–46–3	24–30–1
Time of possession	32:08	27:52

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Nebraska	Passing	Dylan Raiola	28-44, 234 yds, 3 INT
	Rushing	Heinrich Haarberg	5 car, 32 yds
	Receiving	Thomas Fidone II	6 rec, 91 yds
Indiana	Passing	Kurtis Rourke	17-21, 189 yds, 1 TD, 1 INT
	Rushing	Justice Ellison	9 car, 105 yds, 2 TD
	Receiving	Miles Cross	7 rec, 65 yds, 1 TD

at No. 4 Ohio State

Nebraska Cornhuskers (5–2) at No. 4 Ohio State Buckeyes (5–1) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Cornhuskers	0	6	3	8	17
No. 4 Buckeyes	7	7	0	7	21

at Ohio Stadium • Columbus, Ohio

Date: October 26
Game time: 11:00 AM
Game weather: Sunny, 56 °F (13 °C), Wind N @ 7 mph (11 km/h)
Game attendance: 104,830
Referee: Jeffrey Servinski
TV announcers (FOX): Gus Johnson (play-by-play), Joel Klatt (analyst), and Jenny Taft (sideline reporter)
Box score

Game information

First Quarter

(0:29) OSU – Carnell Tate 40-yard pass from Will Howard, Jayden Fielding kick (Drive: 6 plays, 91 yards, 3:02, Ohio State 7-0)

Second Quarter

(10:21) NEB – John Hohl 39-yard field goal (Drive: 10 plays, 54 yards, 5:08, Ohio State 7-3)
(8:21) OSU - Jeremiah Smith 60-yard pass from Will Howard, Jayden Fielding kick (Drive: 4 plays, 75 yards, 2:00, Ohio State 14-3)
(0:00) NEB - John Hohl 54-yard field goal (Drive: 8 plays, 40 yards, 2:02, Ohio State 14-6)

Third Quarter

(7:29) NEB - John Hohl 47-yard field goal (Drive: 12 plays, 58 yards, 5:51, Ohio State 14-9)

Fourth Quarter

(10:47) NEB – Dante Dowdell 1-yard run, Nate Boerkircher pass from Dylan Raiola (Drive: 9 plays, 74 yards, 4:06, Nebraska 17-14)
(6:04) OSU - Quinshon Judkins 9-yard pass from Will Howard, Jayden Fielding kick (Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 4:43, Ohio State 21-17)

Statistics	NEB	OSU
First downs	18	11
Total yards	273	285
Rushes/yards	121	64
Passing yards	152	221
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	21-33-1	13-16-1
Time of possession	35:07	24:53

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Nebraska	Passing	Dylan Raiola	21-32, 152 yards, 1 INT
	Rushing	Dante Dowdell	14 car, 60 yards, 1 TD
	Receiving	Thomas Fidone II	4 rec, 55 yards
Ohio State	Passing	Will Howard	13-16, 221 yards, 3 TD, 1 INT
	Rushing	Quinshon Judkins	10 car, 29 yds
	Receiving	Carnell Tate	4 rec, 102 yards, 1 TD

vs UCLA

UCLA Bruins (3-5) vs Nebraska Cornhuskers (5–3) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Bruins	3	10	14	0	27
Cornhuskers	0	7	7	6	20

at Memorial Stadium • Lincoln, Nebraska

Date: November 2
Game time: 2:30 PM
Game weather: Overcast, 56 °F (13 °C), Wind SE @ 11 mph (18 km/h)
Game attendance: 87,453
Referee: Jerry McGinn
TV announcers (BTN): Guy Haberman, Yogi Roth, and Rhett Lewis
Box score

Game information

First Quarter

(7:00) UCLA – Mateen Bhaghani 25-yard field goal (Drive: 14 plays, 68 yards, 8:00, UCLA 3-0)

Second Quarter

(13:47) UCLA – Jalen Berger 10-yard pass from Ethan Garbers, Mateen Bhaghani kick (Drive: 11 plays, 85 yards, 6:37, UCLA 10-0)
(10:02) NEB - Dante Dowdell 4-yard run, John Hohl kick (Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 3:45, UCLA 10-7)
(6:52) UCLA - Mateen Bhaghani 26-yard field goal (Drive: 7 plays, 67 yards, 3:10, UCLA 13-7)

Third Quarter

(14:50) UCLA - Kain Medrano 38-yard interception return, Mateen Bhaghani kick (Drive: 0:10, UCLA 20-7)
(8:21) UCLA - Kwazi Gilmer 48-yard pass from Ethan Garbers, Mateen Bhaghani kick (Drive: 3 plays, 58 yards, 1:42, UCLA 27-7)
(5:23) NEB - Isaiah Neyor 8-yard pass from Dylan Raiola, John Hohl kick (Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, 2:58, UCLA 27-14)

Fourth Quarter

(3:57) NEB – Dante Dowdell 1-yard run, John Hohl kick missed (Drive: 13 plays, 53 yards, 6:01, UCLA 27-20)

Statistics	UCLA	NEB
First downs	17	21
Total yards	55 / 358	72 / 322
Rushes/yards	30 / 139	38 / 113
Passing yards	219	209
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	17-25-0	16-34-2
Time of possession	29:14	30:46

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
UCLA	Passing	Ethan Garbers	17-25, 219 yds, 2 TD
	Rushing	Ethan Garbers	6 car, 56 yds
	Receiving	Kwazi Gilmer	3 rec, 88 yds, 1 TD
Nebraska	Passing	Dylan Raiola	14-27, 177 yds, 1 TD, 1 INT
	Rushing	Dante Dowdell	17 car, 61 yds, 2 TD
	Receiving	Isaiah Neyor	4 rec, 89 yds, 1 TD

at USC

Nebraska Cornhuskers (5-4) at USC Trojans (4-5) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Cornhuskers	7	7	6	0	20
Trojans	7	7	7	7	28

at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, California

Date: November 16
Game time: 3:00 PM
Game weather: Sunny, 66 °F (19 °C), Wind NW @ 3 mph (5 km/h)
Game attendance: 75,304
Referee: Kole Knueppel
TV announcers (FOX): Jason Benetti (play-by-play), Brock Huard (analyst) and Allison Williams (sideline)
Box score

Game information

First Quarter

(9:37) NEB – Ceyair Wright 45-yard interception return, John Hohl kick (Drive: Nebraska 7-0)
(5:04) USC - Zachariah Branch 6-yard pass from Jayden Maiava, Michael Lantz kick (Drive: 9 plays, 65 yards, 4:25, 7-7)

Second Quarter

(13:05) USC - Kyron Hudson 12-yard pass from Jayden Maiava, Michael Lantz kick (Drive: 8 plays, 86 yards, 4:01, USC 14-7)
(9:21) NEB - Emmett Johnson 29-yard pass from Dylan Raiola, John Hohl kick (Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 3:44, 14-14)

Third Quarter

(9:37) NEB - John Hohl 29-yard field goal (Drive: 11 plays, 64 yards, 5:23, Nebraska 17-14)
(7:15) USC - Duce Robinson 48-yard pass from Jayden Maiava, Michael Lantz kick (Drive: 5 plays, 75 yards, 2:22, USC 21-17)
(2:09) NEB - John Hohl 30-yard field goal (Drive: 4 plays, 4 yards, 2:01 USC 21-20)

Fourth Quarter

(2:45) USC - Jayden Maiava 2-yard rush, Michael Lantz kick (Drive: 13 plays, 84 yards, 7:39, USC 28-20)

Statistics	NEB	USC
First downs	19	22
Total yards	63 / 310 yds	67 / 441 yds
Rushes/yards	119	182
Passing yards	191	259
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	27-38-2	25-35-1
Time of possession	28:10	31:50

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Nebraska	Passing	Dylan Raiola	27-38, 191 yds, 1 TD, 2 INT
	Rushing	Emmett Johnson	10 car, 55 yds
	Receiving	Jahmal Banks	5 rec, 55 yds
USC	Passing	Jayden Maiava	25-35, 259 yds, 3 TD, 1 INT
	Rushing	Woody Marks	19 car, 146 yds
	Receiving	Duce Robinson	4 rec, 90 yds, 1 TD

vs Wisconsin

Wisconsin Badgers (0-0) vs Nebraska Cornhuskers (0-0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Badgers	7	3	7	8	25
Cornhuskers	7	17	10	10	44

at Memorial Stadium • Lincoln, Nebraska

Date: November 23
Game time: 2:30 PM
Game weather: Sunny, 60 °F (16 °C), Wind S @ 10 mph (16 km/h)
Game attendance: 86,923
Referee: Ron Snodgrass
TV announcers (BTN): Jeff Levering (play-by-play), Jake Butt (analyst), Brooke Fletcher (sideline)
Box score

Game information

First Quarter

(12:07) NEB – Heinrich Haarberg 5-yard run, John Hohl kick (Drive: 6 plays, 55 yards, 2:44, Nebraska 7-0)
(8:52) WIS - Bryson Green 4-yard pass from Braedyn Locke, Nathaniel Vakos kick (Drive: 6 plays, 82 yards, 3:11, 7-7)

Second Quarter

(14:18) NEB - Dante Dowdell 12-yard rush, John Hohl kick (Drive: 8 plays, 80 yards, 3:45, Nebraska 14-7)
(9:58) WIS - Nathaniel Vakos 33-yard field goal (Drive: 7 plays, 32 yards, 4:12, Nebraska 14-10)
(0:17) NEB - Jahmal Banks 5-yard pass from Dylan Raiola, John Hohl kick (Drive: 10 plays, 76 yards, 3:00, Nebraska 21-10)
(0:02) NEB - John Hohl 37-yard field goal (Drive: 2 plays, 12 yards, 0:09, Nebraska 24-10)

Third Quarter

(11:18) NEB - John Hoh 45-yard field goal (Drive: 9 plays, 46 yards, 2:44, Nebraska 27-10)
(3:07) NEB - Dante Dowdell 3-yard run, John Hohl kick (Drive: 7 plays, 74 yards, 3:18, Nebraska 34-10)
(1:19) WIS - Bryson Green 24-yard pass from Braedyn Locke, Nathaniel Vakos kick (Drive: 4 plays, 79 yards, 1:44, Nebraska 34-17)

Fourth Quarter

(10:52) NEB - John Hohl 26-yard field goal (Drive: 11 plays, 67 yards, 5:27, Nebraska 37-17)
(8:30) WIS - Vinny Anthony II 58-yard pass from Braedyn Locke, Bryson Green PAT pass from Braedyn Locke (Drive: 5 plays, 75 yards, 2:22, Nebraska 37-25)
(3:11) NEB - Dante Dowdell 1-yard rush, John Hohl kick (Drive: 10 plays, 75 yards, 5:19, Nebraska 44-25)

Statistics	WIS	NEB
First downs	15	29
Total yards	55 / 407 yds	74 / 473 yds
Rushes/yards	115	180
Passing yards	292	293
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	20-30-1	28-38-0
Time of possession	26:53	33:07

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Wisconsin	Passing	Braedyn Locke	20-30, 292 yds, 3 TD, 1 INT
	Rushing	Darrion Dupree	8 car, 63 yds
	Receiving	Vinny Anthony II	7 rec, 137 yds, 1 TD
Nebraska	Passing	Dylan Raiola	28-38, 293 yds, 1 TD
	Rushing	Emmett Johnson	16 car, 113 yds
	Receiving	Jacory Barney Jr.	9 rec, 85 yds

at Iowa

Nebraska Cornhuskers (6-5) at Iowa Hawkeyes (7-4) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Cornhuskers	3	7	0	0	10
Hawkeyes	0	0	3	10	13

at Kinnick Stadium • Iowa City, Iowa

Date: November 29
Game time: 6:30 PM
Game weather: Clear, 20 degrees, Wind NW @ 8 mph
Game attendance: 69,250
Referee: Chris Coyte
TV announcers (NBC): Paul Burmeister (play-by-play), Colt McCoy (analyst), Zora Stephenson (sideline)
Box score

Game information

First Quarter

(7:28) NEB – John Hohl 31-yard field goal (Drive: 10 plays, 64 yards, 5:23, Nebraska 3-0)

Second Quarter

(0:38) NEB – Dante Dowdell 1-yard run, John Hohl kick (Drive: 12 plays, 74 yards, 4:01, Nebraska 10-0)

Third Quarter

(4:30) IA - Drew Stevens 20-yard field goal (Drive: 4 plays, 2 yards, 2:06, Nebraska 10-3)

Fourth Quarter

(14:44) IA – Kaleb Johnson 72-yard pass from Jackson Stratton, Drew Stevens kick (Drive: 3 plays, 86 yards, 1:02, 10-10)
(0:00) IA - Drew Stevens 53-yard field goal (Drive: 3 plays, 1 yard, 0:20, Iowa 13-10)

Statistics	NEB	IOWA
First downs	20	5
Total yards	76 / 334 yds	41 / 164 yds
Rushes/yards	43 car / 144	26 car / 49
Passing yards	190	115
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	22-33-0	8-15-0
Time of possession	39:01	20:59

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Nebraska	Passing	Dylan Raiola	22-32, 190 yds
	Rushing	Emmett Johnson	18 car, 71 yds
	Receiving	Jahmal Banks	4 rec, 41 yds
Iowa	Passing	Jackson Stratton	8-15, 115 yds, 1 TD
	Rushing	Kaleb Johnson	17 car, 45 yds
	Receiving	Kaleb Johnson	2 rec, 73 yds, 1 TD

vs. Boston College (Pinstripe Bowl)

2024 Bad Boy Mowers Pinstripe Bowl
Boston College Eagles (7-5) vs. Nebraska Cornhuskers (6-6) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Eagles	-	-	-	-	0
Cornhuskers	-	-	-	-	0

at Yankee Stadium • Bronx, New York

Date: Saturday, December 28, 2024
Game time: 11:00 a.m. CST
TV announcers (ABC): Mike Monaco (play-by-play), Kirk Morrison (analyst), and Dawn Davenport (sideline)

Statistics	BC	NEB
First downs
Total yards
Rushes/yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Boston College	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Nebraska	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

Big Ten awards

Player of the week honors

Weekly awards
Player	Award	Week awarded	Ref.
Dylan Raiola	Big Ten Freshman of the Week	Week 1	^[10]
Brian Buschini	Big Ten Special Teams Player of the Week	Week 6	^[11]
Jacory Barney Jr.	Big Ten Freshman of the Week	Week 13	^[12]

All-Conference awards

2024 Big Ten offense all-conference teams and awards^[13]

Position	Player	Team
Coaches All-Big Ten
DL	Ty Robinson	Third team
OT	Bryce Benhart	Honorable mention
LB	John Bullock	Honorable mention
P	Brian Buschini	Honorable mention
CB	Malcolm Hartzog Jr.	Honorable mention
DT	Nash Hutmacher	Honorable mention

Position	Player	Team
Media All-Big Ten
DL	Ty Robinson	Third team
LB	John Bullock	Honorable mention
P	Brian Buschini	Honorable mention
CB	Malcolm Hartzog Jr.	Honorable mention
DT	Nash Hutmacher	Honorable mention
C	Ben Scott	Honorable mention
S	DeShon Singleton	Honorable mention

Personnel

Roster

2024 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team roster

Players

Coaches

Offense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
WR	`4`	Jahmal Banks	Sr
QB	`10`	Heinrich Haarberg	Jr
WR	`11`	Demitrius Bell	RFr
QB	`11`	Bode Soukup	Fr
QB	`12`	Daniel Kaelin	Fr
WR	`13`	Isaiah Garcia-Castaneda	Sr
RB	`14`	Rahmir Johnson	GS
QB	`15`	Dylan Raiola	Fr
WR	`16`	Janiran Bonner	So
QB	`17`	Luke Longval	So
WR	`17`	Jacory Barney Jr.	Fr
WR	`18`	Isaiah Neyor	GS
QB	`19`	Jalyn Gramstad	Sr
WR	`19`	Jaylen Lloyd	So
RB	`21`	Emmett Johnson	So
RB	`22`	Gabe Ervin Jr.	Jr
RB	`23`	Dante Dowdell	So
TE	`24`	Thomas Fidone II	Jr
RB	`25`	Kenneth Williams	RFr
WR	`26`	Roman Mangini	So
RB	`28`	Kwinten Ives	RFr
TE/WR	`29`	Carter Nelson	Fr
WR	`30`	DJ Singleton	Fr
RB	`31`	Ryker Evans	Fr
RB	`32`	Trent Uhlir	Fr
RB	`33`	Maurice Mazzccua	Sr
FB	`34`	Barrett Liebentritt	Jr
RB	`35`	Mekhi Nelson	Fr
FB	`40`	Trevor Ruth	So
RB	`40`	Rowdy Bauer	Fr
WR	`41`	Elliott Brown	Sr
TE	`44`	Luke Lyndenmeyer	So
RB	`45`	Izaac Dickey	Fr
TE	`46`	Connor Schutt	Fr
TE	`47`	Ian Flynt	Fr
TE	`48`	Cayden Echternach	RFr
TE	`49`	Danny King	Fr
OL	`50`	Landon Davidson	Fr
OL	`51`	Justin Evans-Jenkins	So
OL	`54`	Bryce Benhart	GS
OL	`56`	Micah Mazzccua	Sr
OL	`58`	Jake Peters	Fr
OL	`59`	Henry Lutovsky	Jr
OL	`62`	Sam Sledge	RFr
OL	`63`	Grant Brix	Fr
OL	`65`	Teddy Prochazka	Jr
OL	`66`	Ben Scott	GS
OL	`67`	Joey Mancino	Jr
OL	`68`	Preston Taumua	Fr
OL	`69`	Turner Corcoran	Sr
OL	`70`	Nolan Fennessy	Fr
OL	`71`	Jacob Hood	So
OL	`72`	Gibson Pyle	Fr
OL	`73`	Xander Ruggeroli	Fr
OL	`74`	Brock Knutson	RFr
OL	`75`	Tyler Knaak	So
OL	`76`	Jason Maciejczak	RFr
OL	`77`	Gunnar Gottula	RFr
OL	`78`	Jacob Brandl	RFr
OL	`79`	Grant Seagren	RFr
WR	`80`	Malachi Coleman	So
WR	`81`	Hayes Miller	So
TE	`82`	Eric Ingwerson	Fr
WR	`83`	Dae'Vonn Hall	Fr
WR	`84`	Alex Bullock	Jr
WR	`85`	Keelan Smith	Fr
TE	`86`	A. J. Rollins	Jr
TE	`87`	Nate Boerkircher	Sr
WR	`88`	Isaiah McMorris	Fr
WR	`88`	Cooper Hausmann	So
WR	`89`	Quinn Clark	Fr
TE	`89`	Mac Markway	So

Defense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
DL	`0`	Nash Hutmacher	Sr
LB	`1`	Vincent Shavers Jr.	Fr
S	`2`	Isaac Gifford	Sr
CB	`3`	Marques Buford Jr.	Jr
LB	`5`	John Bullock	GS
CB	`6`	Tommi Hill	Sr
S	`7`	Malcom Hartzog	Jr
S	`8`	Deshon Singleton	Sr
DL	`9`	Ty Robinson	GS
DL	`10`	Jimari Butler	Sr
DL	`11`	Cameron Lenhardt	So
CB	`12`	Jaidyn Doss	RFr
CB	`14`	Amare Sanders	Fr
DB	`14`	Kahmir Prescott	Fr
CB	`15`	Ceyair Wright	Jr
DL/FB	`16`	Elijah Jeudy	Jr
LB	`17`	Willis McGahee IV	Fr
LB	`18`	Princewill Umanmielen	So
CB	`21`	Dwight Bootle II	RFr
LB	`22`	Maverick Noonan	RFr
CB	`23`	Blye Hill	So
S	`24`	Derek Branch	Jr
CB	`25`	Jeremiah Charles	RFr
S	`26`	Koby Bretz	Jr
DB	`28`	Caleb Benning	Fr
DB	`29`	Braylen Prude	Fr
LB	`30`	Vincent Genatone	So
S	`31`	Mario Buford	Fr
S	`32`	Rahmir Stewart	RFr
LB	`33`	Javin Wright	GS
DB	`34`	Preston Okafor	Fr
LB	`34`	Gage Wager	RFr
DB	`35`	D'Andre Barnes	RFr
S	`36`	Blake Closman	Jr
DB	`37`	Donovan Jones	Fr
DB	`37`	Evan Taylor	Fr
DB	`38`	Wilson Cooper	RFr
DB	`39`	Taveon Thompson	Jr
DB	`40`	Brice Turner	RFr
DB	`41`	Larry Traver	Fr
LB	`42`	Mikai Gbayor	Jr
LB	`43`	Michael Booker III	Jr
DL	`44`	Riley Van-Poppel	So
DB	`44`	Syncere Safeeullah	RFr
DB	`45`	Roger Gradney	Fr
DB	`45`	Mason Jones	RFr
DB	`46`	Thomas D'Onofrio	Fr
LB	`46`	Derek Wacker	RFr
LB	`47`	Gage Stenger	So
LB	`48`	MJ Sherman	Sr
DB	`49`	Rex Guthrie	Fr
LB	`50`	Noah Bustard	RFr
LB	`51`	Danny Pasko	RFr
LB	`52`	Dylan Rogers	RFr
DL	`53`	David Hoffken	Fr
LB	`54`	Jacob Bower	RFr
DL	`55`	Vincent Jackson	RFr
LB	`56`	Stefon Thompson	Sr
DL	`57`	Ashton Murphy	Fr
DL	`58`	Mason Goldman	RFr
LB	`59`	Grant Buda	Jr
DL	`73`	David Borchers	RFr
LB	`81`	Ismael Smith-Flores	RFr
DL	`87`	Brodie Tagaloa	So
DL	`90`	James Williams	So
DL	`92`	Sua Lefotu	RFr
DL	`93`	Kai Wallin	So
DL	`94`	Jordan Ochoa	Fr
LB	`95`	Ethan Duda	Fr
DL	`96`	Leslie Black	RFr
DL	`97`	Keona Davis	Fr
DL	`98`	Conor Connealy	RFr
DL	`99`	Dylan Parrott	So

Special teams

Pos.	#	Name	Class
P	`13`	Brian Buschini	Sr
PK	`30`	Tristan Alvano	So
P	`37`	Kamdyn Koch	Fr
PK	`90`	John Hohl	RFr
PK	`91`	Nico Ottomanelli	Fr
LS	`94`	Aiden Flege	Jr
LS	`96`	Camden Witucki	Jr

Head coach

Matt Rhule

Coordinators/assistant coaches

Tony White – Associate head coach/defensive coordinator
Marcus Satterfield – Offensive coordinator/tight ends
Glenn Thomas – Co-offensive coordinator/quarterbacks
Ed Foley – Special teams coordinator
E. J. Barthel – Running backs
John Butler – Secondary/defensive pass game coordinator
Rob Dvoracek – Linebackers
Terrance Knighton – Defensive line
Garret McGuire – Wide receivers
Donovan Raiola – Offensive line
Ron Brown – Fullbacks/returners
Corey Campbell – Strength and conditioning coach

Legend

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

Injured
Redshirt

Roster

Depth chart

Defense

ROVER
2 Isaac Gifford
32 Rahmir Stewart
⋅

FS
7 Malcolm Hartzog
31 Mario Buford
⋅

JACK	LB	LB
48 MJ Sherman	42 Mikai Gbayor	5 John Bullock
18 Princewill Umanmielen	33 Javin Wright	1 Vincent Shavers
17 Willis McGahee IV	56 Stefon Thompson	30 Vincent Genatone

SS
8 Deshon Singleton
26 Koby Bretz
⋅

CB
3 Marques Buford
25 Jeremiah Charles
⋅

DE	NT	DE
10 Jimari Butler	0 Nash Hutmacher	9 Ty Robinson
11 Cameron Lenhardt	16 Elijah Jeudy	93 Kai Wallin
90 James Williams	55 Vincent Jackson	97 Keona Davis

CB
6 Tommi Hill 15 Ceyair Wright
14 Amari Sanders
⋅

Offense

WR
4 Jahmal Banks
19 Jaylen Lloyd
⋅

WR
17 Jacory Barney
16 Janiran Bonner
29 Carter Nelson

LT	LG	C	RG	RT
77 Gunnar Gottula	51 Justin Evans	66 Ben Scott	59 Henry Lutovsky	54 Bryce Benhart
56 Micah Mazzccua 79 Grant Seagren	76 Jason Maciejczak	62 Sam Sledge	75 Tyler Knaak	74 Brock Knutson
⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅

TE
24 Thomas Fidone
87 Nate Boerkircher
44 Luke Lindenmeyer

WR
18 Isaiah Neyor
84 Alex Bullock
⋅

QB
15 Dylan Raiola
10 Heinrich Haarberg
12 Daniel Kaelin

Key reserves
Season-ending injury Number of games played () WR Demitrius Bell (0) OT Teddy Prochazka (0) OT Turner Corcoran (4)

Special teams
PK John Hohl
P Brian Buschini
KR Jacory Barney
PR Isaiah Garcia-Castaneda
LS Camden Witucki

RB
23 Dante Dowdell
21 Emmett Johnson 14 Rahmir Johnson
22 Gabe Ervin

References

^ Suggs, David (November 24, 2024). "Nebraska ends nation's longest bowl drought among power teams with win over Wisconsin". The Sporting News.
^ Salerno, Cameron (November 23, 2024). "Nebraska achieves bowl eligibility for first time since 2016 with win over Wisconsin". CBS Sports.
^ ^a ^b "2024 College Football Transfer Portal". 247 Sports. 247 Sports. Retrieved 26 December 2023.
^ Codo, Thomas (2024-01-15). "Former Nebraska quarterback Chubba Purdy commits to San José State". Cornhuskers Wire. USA Today. Retrieved 2024-01-16.
^ Bredeson, Evan (May 1, 2024). "Former Nebraska quarterback commits to Arizona State". Cornhuskers Wire. Retrieved May 21, 2024.
^ "Nebraska 2024 Football Commits". 247 Sports. 247 Sports. Retrieved 17 January 2024.
^ "2024 Football Schedule". Huskers.com. Retrieved 25 December 2023.
^ "The 2024 Nebraska football schedule". Omaha World-Herald. Retrieved 25 December 2023.
^ "Scoring Summary (Final), 2024 Nebraska Football, UTEP at Nebraska (August 31, 2024)" (PDF). August 31, 2024.
^ "USC, Penn State, UCLA, Michigan and Nebraska Earn Weekly Football Honors". BigTen.org. Big Ten Conference. September 2, 2024. Retrieved September 2, 2024.
^ "Indiana, Nebraska, Ohio State, Oregon and Wisconsin Earn Weekly Football Honors". BigTen.org. Big Ten Conference. October 7, 2024. Retrieved October 7, 2024.
^ "Illinois, Iowa, Nebraska and Ohio State Earn Weekly Football Honors". BigTen.org. Big Ten Conference. November 25, 2024. Retrieved November 25, 2024.
^ 2024 Big Ten All-Conference Teams and Awards

[5] Originally committed to San Jose State.

[1] Suggs, David (November 24, 2024). "Nebraska ends nation's longest bowl drought among power teams with win over Wisconsin". The Sporting News.

[2] Salerno, Cameron (November 23, 2024). "Nebraska achieves bowl eligibility for first time since 2016 with win over Wisconsin". CBS Sports.

[2024_College_Football_Transfer_Portal-3] "2024 College Football Transfer Portal". 247 Sports. 247 Sports. Retrieved 26 December 2023.

[4] Codo, Thomas (2024-01-15). "Former Nebraska quarterback Chubba Purdy commits to San José State". Cornhuskers Wire. USA Today. Retrieved 2024-01-16.

[6] Bredeson, Evan (May 1, 2024). "Former Nebraska quarterback commits to Arizona State". Cornhuskers Wire. Retrieved May 21, 2024.

[7] "Nebraska 2024 Football Commits". 247 Sports. 247 Sports. Retrieved 17 January 2024.

[8] "2024 Football Schedule". Huskers.com. Retrieved 25 December 2023.

[9] "The 2024 Nebraska football schedule". Omaha World-Herald. Retrieved 25 December 2023.

[10] "Scoring Summary (Final), 2024 Nebraska Football, UTEP at Nebraska (August 31, 2024)" (PDF). August 31, 2024.

[11] "USC, Penn State, UCLA, Michigan and Nebraska Earn Weekly Football Honors". BigTen.org. Big Ten Conference. September 2, 2024. Retrieved September 2, 2024.

[12] "Indiana, Nebraska, Ohio State, Oregon and Wisconsin Earn Weekly Football Honors". BigTen.org. Big Ten Conference. October 7, 2024. Retrieved October 7, 2024.

[13] "Illinois, Iowa, Nebraska and Ohio State Earn Weekly Football Honors". BigTen.org. Big Ten Conference. November 25, 2024. Retrieved November 25, 2024.

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