1991 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team

American college football season February 2026 August 2023 1991 Nebraska Cornhuskers football Big Eight Conference Big Eight 16 15 9–2–1 6–0–1 Tom Osborne 19th I formation Charlie McBride 11th 3–4 Memorial Stadium Big Eight co-champion Orange Bowl L 0–22 vs. Miami (FL) The 1991 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team represented the University of Nebraska–Lincoln in the 1991 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team was coached by Tom Osborne and played their home games in Memorial Stadium in Lincoln, Nebraska. Schedule 1991 AP Central September 7 1:00 pm w y 14 Utah State Memorial Stadium Lincoln, NE 59–28 76,115 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-des-moines-register-reserves-boost-n/201588855/ The Des Moines Register Reserves boost Nebraska, 59–28 September 8, 1991 July 14, 2026 Newspapers.com September 14 1:00 pm w y 13 Colorado State Memorial Stadium Lincoln, NE Prime 71–14 76,379 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-grand-island-independent-nu-easily-r/201517166/ The Grand Island Independent NU easily runs past Colorado State September 15, 1991 July 14, 2026 Newspapers.com September 21 7:00 pm l y 9 Washington 4 Memorial Stadium Lincoln, NE ABC 21–36 76,304 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-daily-nonpareil-washington-handles-n/201518712/ The Daily Nonpareil Washington handles NU September 22, 1991 July 14, 2026 Newspapers.com September 28 9:00 pm w y y 16 Arizona State 24 Sun Devil Stadium Tempe, AZ 18–9 72,812 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-grand-island-independent-kicking-gam/201581116/ The Grand Island Independent Kicking game nearly costs Huskers September 29, 1991 July 14, 2026 Newspapers.com October 12 2:00 pm w y 14 Oklahoma State Lewis Field Stillwater, OK 49–15 30,150 https://www.newspapers.com/article/telegraph-big-plays-propel-huskers/201641800/ Telegraph Big plays propel Huskers October 13, 1991 July 14, 2026 Newspapers.com October 19 1:00 pm w y 9 Kansas State Memorial Stadium Lincoln, NE rivalry 38–31 76,209 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-daily-nonpareil-cats-almost-notch-u/201646854/ The Daily Nonpareil 'Cats almost notch upset October 20, 1991 July 14, 2026 Newspapers.com October 26 1:00 pm w 9 Missouri Memorial Stadium Lincoln, NE rivalry 63–6 76,244 https://www.newspapers.com/article/tulsa-world-nebraska-bombs-missouri-63/201643542/ Tulsa World Nebraska bombs Missouri, 63–6 October 27, 1991 July 14, 2026 Newspapers.com November 2 6:30 pm t y 9 Colorado 15 Folsom Field Boulder, CO rivalry ESPN 19–19 52,319 https://www.newspapers.com/article/quad-city-times-buffaloes-huskers-sett/201648095/ Quad-City Times Buffaloes, 'Huskers settle for tie November 3, 1991 July 14, 2026 Newspapers.com November 9 1:00 pm w y 11 Kansas Memorial Stadium Lawrence, KS rivalry Prime 59–23 40,000 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-daily-nonpareil-huskers-erase-early/201646163/ The Daily Nonpareil Huskers erase early deficit, roll by Kansas November 10, 1991 July 14, 2026 Newspapers.com November 16 1:00 pm w 11 Iowa State Memorial Stadium Lincoln, NE rivalry 38–13 76,078 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-sioux-city-journal-nebraska-hits-qui/201644892/ The Sioux City Journal Nebraska hits quick, bounces ISU November 17, 1991 July 14, 2026 Newspapers.com November 29, 1991 12:30 pm w 11 Oklahoma 19 Memorial Stadium Lincoln, NE rivalry ABC 19–14 76,386 https://www.newspapers.com/article/wisconsin-state-journal-nebraska-headed/201647665/ Wisconsin State Journal Nebraska headed to Orange Bowl November 30, 1991 July 14, 2026 Newspapers.com January 1, 1992, 1992 7:00 pm l y y 11 Miami (FL) 1 Miami Orange Bowl Miami, FL NBC Orange Bowl, rivalry 0–22 77,747 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-daytona-beach-news-journal-no-1-mia/201450826/ The News-Journal No. 1 Miami stuffs Nebraska January 2, 1992 July 14, 2026 Newspapers.com 1991 Nebraska Cornhuskers Schedule and Results https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/nebraska/1991-schedule.html College Football at Sports-Reference.com Sports Reference July 14, 2026 http://www.huskers.com/SportSelect.dbml?SPSID=3&SPID=22&DB_OEM_ID=100&KEY=&Q_SEASON=1991 https://web.archive.org/web/20121022232812/http://www.huskers.com/SportSelect.dbml?SPSID=3&SPID=22&DB_OEM_ID=100&KEY=&Q_SEASON=1991 dead October 22, 2012 Football – 1991 Schedule/Results May 24, 2009 University of Nebraska-Lincoln Athletics Department Roster and coaching staff 1991 Nebraska Cornhuskers y George Achola 4 IB S Gerald Armstrong 95 TE SO Jason Baker C ERROR Troy Barnes 35 FB So Rick Blatny IB SO Brian Boerboom 76 OT S Jon Bostick 18 SE S Derek Brown 21 IB SO y Derek Brown (running back) Brady Caskey OG SO Jeff Chaney 65 OG S Terris Chorney 55 C J John Clarke OT S Joel Cornwell QB J Faron Davison FB SO Chris Demuth OG SO Corey Dixon 2 SE SO Mark Dowse 11 WB S Darin Duin 28 SE J David Fiala FB SO Chris Fleischman TE SO Bart Furrow OG SO Chris Garrett 80 TE S Joel Gesky OT SO Robert Glantz 37 FB S Todd Gragnano QB F Mike Grant 1 QB S Tom Haase 15 QB S Rod Haarberg 46 FB Fr Vincent Hawkins 38 WB J Tyrone Hughes 33 SE J y Bill Humphrey 63 C SO Dave Jensen 69 OG J Tim Johnk 41 FB S Calvin Jones 44 IB F y Calvin Jones (halfback) Matt Jones QB SO Mickey Joseph 2 QB S y Daryl Leise 85 TE S Lance Lewis 35 FB S Jason Licht OG SO Lance Lundberg 77 OT SO Mike Mapes C SO Keithen McCant 10 QB S y Andre McDuffy 7 FB S John McMillen QB J Ken Mehlin 62 OG SO Johnny Mitchell 86 TE SO y Randy Montgomery 5 FS F Abdul Muhammad 27 WB F Brad Mundt C J Dan Pleasant 82 SE S Kelly Prater WB S Travis Rader 39 FB SO Ray Reifenrath 59 OT S Eric Schepers 81 SE SO Cory Schlesinger FB SO y Jim Scott 51 C J David Seizys 46 WB SO Will Shields 75 OG J y Trent (T.J.) Slansky 78 OG J Omar Soto 25 FB S Brenden Stai 66 OG SO y Nate Turner 33 WB S y Mike Vedral 88 TE J Doug Waddell 68 OT J Billy Wade 83 TE SO William Washington 89 TE J Tom Werner 87 SE J Erik Wiegert 61 OT S Zach Wiegert 72 OT F y Duane Wiles 98 SE F Joel Wilks 65 OG SO Rob Zatechka 56 OT F y Bill Ziegelbein 53 C S Chris Zyzda 64 OG J Trev Alberts 34 OLB SO y Leonard Alexander ILB SO Mike Anderson 48 ILB SO Alvin Banks 39 ILB S Ryan Barry MG SO Ernie Beler 23 SS SO Troy Branch 54 ILB SO Lorenzo Brinkley 5 CB SO Brian Brown 94 DT S Tyrone Byrd 8 FS J Steve Carmer 31 SS J Zeke Cisco 45 SS SO Sedric Collins 17 CB F Doug Colman 46 ILB F y Terry Connealy DT F Curtis Cotton 9 CB S Troy Dumas 4 FS F Pat Engelbert 97 MG S Greg Fletcher OLB SO Tory Garland OLB SO Shane Geiken 43 ILB S Travis Giesbrecht SS SO Chris Grass CB J Lance Gray 91 OLB SO Brian Havens ILB SO Mike Heins 40 CB SO Jay Herman 29 FS SO Todd Heyne OLB SO Jerad Higman OLB SO Travis Hill 93 OLB J Matt Hilman 74 DT J Jerry Irons MG SO Donta Jones 84 OLB F y LeRoi Jones 41 ILB SO David Leader 42 OLB J Tyrone Legette 3 CB S y Jamie Liewer 70 DT J David Mahalek OLB SO Brady Mercer CB SO Bruce Moore 90 DT SO David Noonan 73 MG SO John Parrella 92 DT J y Matt Penland 52 ILB J Jason Pesterfield DT SO Mike Petko 99 ILB S Brian Pollard 36 SS J Vernon Powell 16 CB SO Jim Prevette ILB SO Kevin Ramaekers 67 DT SO John Reece 6 FS SO Andy Reetz ILB SO Greg Salvo CB J Dean Schneider 24 FS SO Jeff Solich CB SO Scott Spachman DT SO Ed Stewart 32 ILB F y Ed Stewart (American football) Austin Wertz SS SO Jamie Weyers 12 FS SO David White 96 OLB J Paul Wightman 49 ILB J Kenny Wilhite 19 CB J Daren Williams 51 ILB SO Tyler Zahn 35 ILB J Byron Bennett 13 PK SO Jeff Lang 14 PK SO Tom Sieler 35 PK F Pat Specht PK SO Mike Stigge 47 P J http://www.huskers.com/SportSelect.dbml?SPSID=4&SPID=22&DB_OEM_ID=100&Q_SEASON=1991 2011-01-17 Tom Osborne   19th season   28th year at Nebraska   Alma mater: Nebraska Charlie McBride   11th season as DC/DL coach   15th year at Nebraska   Alma mater: Colorado Kevin Steele   3rd season as LB coach   3rd year at Nebraska   Alma mater: Tennessee Ron Brown   5th season as WR/TE coach   5th year at Nebraska   Alma mater: Brown Dan Young   9th season as OL/K coach   9th year at Nebraska   Alma mater: Reed Milt Tenopir   18th season as OL coach   18th year at Nebraska   Alma mater: Sterling Tony Samuel   6th season as OLB coach   6th year at Nebraska   Alma mater: Nebraska George Darlington   DB coach   19th year at Nebraska   Alma mater: Rutgers Frank Solich   9th season as RB coach   13th year at Nebraska   Alma mater: Nebraska Boyd Epley   23rd season as S&C coach   23rd year at Nebraska   Alma mater: Nebraska Jack Pierce   13th year at Nebraska Bill Busch   2nd year at Nebraska 1991 Depth chart Pro-Set 3–4 Yes No Yes Keithan McCant Mickey Joseph Tom Haase Derek Brown Calvin Jones George Achola Lance Lewis Omar Soto Tim Johnk Jon Bostick Tyrone Hughes Dan Pleasant Corey Dixon SE Nate Turner Abdul Muhammad Vincent Hawkins WB Johnny Mitchell William Washington Chris Garett Lance Lundberg Rob Zatechka Erik Wiegert Erik Wiegert Chris Zyzda Dave Jensen Bill Ziegelbein Jim Scott Terris Chorney Will Shields T.J Slansky Ken Mehlin Brian Boerboom Zach Wiegert Ray Reifenrath Travis Hill Lance Gray David Leader OUTSIDE Mike Anderson Ed Stewart Troy Branch Paul Wightman INSDIE Mike Petko Darren Williams Shane Geiken INSDIE David White Trev Alberts Donta Jones OUTSIDE Tyrone Byrd John Reece Lorenzo Brinkley Steve Carmer Ernie Beler Troy Dumas Tyrone Legette Vernon Powell Mike Heins Curtis Cotton Kenny Whilhite Sedric Collins John Parrella Bruce Moore Matt Hilman Pat Engelbert David Noonan Jerry Irons Jamie Liewer Kevin Ramaekers Terry Connealy Byron Bennett Mike Stigge 110 90 No Game summaries Utah State Utah State at Nebraska [box score] Utah State Nebraska 7 7 6 8 17 7 16 19 September 7 Memorial Stadium, Lincoln, Nebraska CST 76,115 Colorado State Colorado State at Nebraska [box score] Colorado State Nebraska 0 0 14 0 17 26 14 14 September 14 Memorial Stadium, Lincoln, Nebraska CST 76,379 Washington Washington at Nebraska [box score] Washington Nebraska 0 6 10 20 7 7 7 0 September 21 Memorial Stadium, Lincoln, Nebraska CST 76,304 Arizona State Nebraska at Arizona State [box score] Nebraska Arizona State 8 0 3 7 0 3 6 0 September 28 Sun Devil Stadium, Tempe, Arizona CST 72,812 Oklahoma State Nebraska at Oklahoma State [box score] Nebraska Oklahoma State 14 7 7 21 0 3 5 7 October 12 Lewis Field, Stillwater, Oklahoma CST 30,150 Kansas State Kansas State at Nebraska [box score] Kansas State Nebraska 7 10 14 0 14 3 7 14 October 19 Memorial Stadium, Lincoln, Nebraska CST 76,209 Missouri Missouri at Nebraska [box score] Missouri Nebraska 3 3 0 0 21 21 14 7 October 26 Memorial Stadium, Lincoln, Nebraska CST 76,244 Colorado Nebraska at Colorado [box score] Nebraska Colorado 3 6 3 7 7 5 7 0 November 2 Folsom Field, Boulder, Colorado MST 52,319 yes Q1 11:20 NEB Bennett 27 yard field goal NEB 3–0 Q1 7:20 COLO Hagan 11 yard run (Harper kick) COLO 7–3 Q2 6:54 COLO Harper 27 yard field goal COLO 10–3 Q2 1:17 NEB Bostick 49 yard pass from McCant (kick blocked) COLO 10–9 Q2 1:17 COLO Biekert 85 blocked PAT return COLO 12–9 Q3 5:12 NEB Bennett 35 yard field goal Tie 12–12 Q3 0:27 COLO Hagan 4 yard run (Harper kick) COLO 19–12 Q4 6:41 NEB D. Brown 7 yard run (Bennett kick) Tie 19–19 yes HuskerMax. Retrieved 2018-Dec-09. Kansas Nebraska at Kansas [box score] Nebraska Kansas 0 17 14 28 17 3 3 0 November 9 Memorial Stadium, Lawrence, Kansas CST 40,000 Iowa State Iowa State at Nebraska [box score] Iowa State Nebraska 0 6 0 7 10 14 7 7 November 16 Memorial Stadium, Lincoln, Nebraska CST 76,078 Oklahoma Oklahoma at Nebraska [box score] Oklahoma Nebraska 7 7 0 0 0 3 7 9 November 29 Memorial Stadium, Lincoln, Nebraska CST 76,386 Rain yes Q1 11:39 OKLA Gundy 1 yard run (Blanton kick) OKLA 7–0 Q2 12:39 OKLA Gaddis 1 yard run (Blanton kick) OKLA 14–0 Q2 6:58 NEB Bennett 22 yard field goal OKLA 14–3 Q3 9:53 NEB McCant 5 yard run (Bennett kick) OKLA 14–10 Q4 12:20 NEB Bennett 33 yard field goal OKLA 14–13 Q4 2:57 NEB C. Jones 15 yard run (pass failed) NEB 19–14 yes HuskerMax. Retrieved 2018-Dec-09. Miami (FL) Orange Bowl [box score] Miami Nebraska 13 0 9 0 0 0 0 0 January 1 Miami Orange Bowl, Miami EST 77,747 NBC yes Q1 11:04 MIA K. Williams 8 yard pass from Torretta (Huerta kick) MIA 7–0 Q1 5:04 MIA Huerta 24 yard field goal MIA 10–0 Q1 4:02 MIA Huerta 24 yard field goal MIA 13–0 Q3 11:19 MIA L. Jones 1 yard run (pass failed) MIA 19–0 Q3 2:33 MIA Huerta 54 yard field goal MIA 22–0 yes HuskerMax. Retrieved 2018-Dec-09. Rankings 1991 NCAA Division I-A football rankings 15 AP 15 14 13 9 16 15 14 9 9 9 11 11 11 11 11 15 15 Coaches 15 14 13 9 16 16 13 7 7 7 11 11 11 10 11 16 Awards 1991 Husker Honors Award Name(s) All-America 2nd team Will Shields All-America 3rd team Derek Brown, Johnny Mitchell Big Eight coach of the Year Tom Osborne Big Eight Offensive Player of the Year Keithen McCant Big Eight Offensive Newcomer of the Year Calvin Jones All-Big Eight 1st team Brian Boerboom, Jon Bostick, Derek Brown, Tyrone Legette, Keithen McCant, Johnny Mitchell, Will Shields, Mike Stigge, Erik Wiegert All-Big Eight 2nd team Steve Carmer, Curtis Cotton, Pat Engelbert, Travis Hill, Calvin Jones, Mike Petko All-Big Eight honorable mention Mike Anderson, Byron Bennett, Tyrone Byrd, Lance Lewis, John Parrella, Jim Scott, William Washington, David White, Kenny Wilhite NFL and pro players The following Nebraska players who participated in the 1991 season later moved on to the next level and joined a professional or semi-pro team as draftees or free agents.All Time NFL Huskers http://nflhuskers.com/alltime.html https://web.archive.org/web/20090815013540/http://nflhuskers.com/alltime.html August 15, 2009 live May 24, 2009 Name Team Trev Alberts Indianapolis Colts Mike Anderson Amsterdam Admirals Derek Brown New Orleans Saints Terris Chorney Edmonton Eskimos Doug Colman New York Giants Corey Dixon Atlanta Falcons Troy Dumas Kansas City Chiefs Travis Hill Cleveland Browns Tyrone Hughes New Orleans Saints Calvin Jones Los Angeles Raiders Donta Jones Pittsburgh Steelers Tyrone Legette New Orleans Saints Keithen McCant Winnipeg Blue Bombers Johnny Mitchell New York Jets John Parrella Buffalo Bills John Reece Kansas City Chiefs Cory Schlesinger Detroit Lions Will Shields Kansas City Chiefs Brenden Stai Pittsburgh Steelers Ed Stewart Carolina Panthers Nate Turner Buffalo Bills David White New England Patriots Zach Wiegert Los Angeles Rams Rob Zatechka New York Giants References Nebraska Category:Nebraska Cornhuskers football seasons Category:Big Eight Conference football champion seasons Nebraska Cornhuskers football