# 1993 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team

The 1993 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team represented the University of Nebraska–Lincoln in the 1993 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team was coached by Tom Osborne and played their home games in Memorial Stadium in Lincoln, Nebraska.

## Schedule

| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| September 4 | 1:00 pm | North Texas* | No. 9 | Memorial StadiumLincoln, NE | | W 76–14 | 75,614 |
| September 11 | 1:00 pm | Texas Tech* | No. 9 | Memorial StadiumLincoln, NE | | W 50–27 | 75,771 |
| September 18 | 2:30 pm | at UCLA* | No. 8 | Rose BowlPasadena, CA | ABC | W 14–13 | 50,299 |
| September 25 | 1:00 pm | Colorado State* | No. 6 | Memorial StadiumLincoln, NE | | W 48–13 | 75,625 |
| October 7 | 7:00 pm | at Oklahoma State | No. 7 | Lewis FieldStillwater, OK | ESPN | W 27–13 | 35,580 |
| October 16 | 1:00 pm | Kansas State | No. 6 | Memorial StadiumLincoln, NE (rivalry) | Prime | W 45–28 | 75,721 |
| October 23 | 1:00 pm | Missouri | No. 5 | Memorial StadiumLincoln, NE (rivalry) | | W 49–7 | 75,574 |
| October 30 | 2:30 pm | at No. 20 Colorado | No. 6 | Folsom FieldBoulder, CO (rivalry) | ABC | W 21–17 | 52,277 |
| November 6 | 1:00 pm | at Kansas | No. 6 | Memorial StadiumLawrence, KS (rivalry) | | W 21–20 | 47,500 |
| November 13 | 1:00 pm | Iowa State | No. 4 | Memorial StadiumLincoln, NE | | W 49–17 | 75,513 |
| November 26 | 2:30 pm | No. 16 Oklahoma | No. 2 | Memorial StadiumLincoln, NE (rivalry) | ABC | W 21–7 | 75,674 |
| January 1, 1994 | 7:00 pm | vs. No. 1 Florida State* | No. 2 | Miami Orange BowlMiami, FL (Orange Bowl) | NBC | L 16–18 | 81,536 |
| *Non-conference gameHomecomingRankings from AP Poll released prior to the gameAll times are in Central time |||||||||

## Rankings

Ranking movements Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking :
| | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week |
| Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | Final |
| AP | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| Coaches | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |

## Game summaries
### North Texas

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

### Texas Tech

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

### UCLA

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

### Colorado State

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

### Oklahoma State

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

### Kansas State

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

### Missouri

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

### Colorado

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

### Kansas

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

### Iowa State

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

### Oklahoma

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

### Florida State

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

## Personnel
### Depth chart

Defense :
* FS
* Troy Dumas
* John Reece
* Mike Heins
| WILL | MIKE | SAM |
| Ed Stewart | Mike Anderson | Ernie Beler Lorenzo Brinkley |
| Troy Branch | Darren Williams | Austin Wertz |
| Phill Ellis | Doug Colman | Zeke Cisco |
* ROVER
* Toby Wright
* Mike Minter
* Jason Simdorn
* CB
* Barron Miles
* Kareem Moss
* Darren Schmadeke
| DE | DT | DT | DE |
| Donta Jones | Terry Connealy | Kevin Ramaekers | Trev Alberts |
| Bruce Moore | Christian Peter | Billy Wade David Noonan | Dwayne Harris |
| Jerad Higman | Scott Saltsman | Jason Pesterfield | Luther Hardin |
* CB
* John Reece Tyrone Williams
* Eric Stokes
Offense :
* WR
* Abdul Muhammad
* Clester Johnson
* David Seizys
| LT | LG | C | RG | RT |
| Lance Lundberg | Rob Zatechka | Ken Mehlin | Brenden Stai | Zach Wiegert |
| Chris Dishman | Joel Wilks | Aaron Graham | Steve Ott | Joel Gesky |
| Brady Caskey | Bart Furrow | Jon Pedersen | Bryan Pruitt | Brady Caskey |
* TE
* Gerald Armstrong
* Trumane Bell
* Matt Shaw Eric Alford
* WR
* Corey Dixon
* Reggie Baul
* Brett Popplewell
* QB
* Tommie Frazier
* Brook Berringer
* Tony Veland
* RB
* Calvin Jones
* Lawrence Phillips
* Damon Benning
* FB
* Corey Schlesinger
* Jeff Makovicka
* David Fiala
* Special teams
* PK Byron Bennett
* P Byron Bennett

## After the season
### Awards

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

### NFL and pro players

The following Nebraska players who participated in the 1993 season later moved on to the next level and joined a professional or semi-pro team as draftees or free agents.
| Name | Team |
| Trev Alberts | Indianapolis Colts |
| Mike Anderson | Amsterdam Admirals |
| Doug Colman | New York Giants |
| Chris Dishman | Arizona Cardinals |
| Corey Dixon | Atlanta Falcons |
| Troy Dumas | Kansas City Chiefs |
| Tommie Frazier | Montreal Alouettes |
| Aaron Graham | Arizona Cardinals |
| Jon Hesse | Green Bay Packers |
| Calvin Jones | Los Angeles Raiders |
| Donta Jones | Pittsburgh Steelers |
| Keithen McCant | Winnipeg Blue Bombers |
| Barron Miles | Pittsburgh Steelers |
| Mike Minter | Carolina Panthers |
| Kareem Moss | BC Lions |
| Christian Peter | New York Jets |
| Lawrence Phillips | St. Louis Rams |
| John Reece | Kansas City Chiefs |
| Cory Schlesinger | Detroit Lions |
| Brenden Stai | Pittsburgh Steelers |
| Eric Stokes | Seattle Seahawks |
| Jared Tomich | New Orleans Saints |
| Larry Townsend | Berlin Thunder |
| Adam Treu | Oakland Raiders |
| Tony Veland | Denver Broncos |
| Zach Wiegert | St. Louis Rams |
| Tyrone Williams | Green Bay Packers |
| Toby Wright | Los Angeles Rams |
| Rob Zatechka | New York Giants |