2015Nebraska Cornhuskers football
Foster Farms Bowl champion
Foster Farms Bowl, W 37–29 vs.UCLA
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Division	West Division
Record	6–7 (3–5 Big Ten)
Head coach	Mike Riley (1st season)
Offensive coordinator	Danny Langsdorf (1st season)
Offensive scheme	Multiple
Defensive coordinator	Mark Banker (1st season)
Base defense	4–3
Home stadium	Memorial Stadium
Seasons ← 2014 2016 →

The2015 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team represented theUniversity of Nebraska in the2015 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The team was coached by first-year head coachMike Riley and played their home games atMemorial Stadium inLincoln, Nebraska. They were members of the West Division of theBig Ten Conference.

Nebraska struggled with many close losses in the 2015 season and finished the regular season with a 5–7 overall record, but was able to hand a playoff-bound and Big Ten champion Michigan State team their only loss of the regular season. Nebraska still qualified for a bowl game, one of three teams to do so with a 5–7 record (the others being in-conference rivalMinnesota andSan Jose State). This was due to the lack of six-wins teams to fill the 80 bowl slots in the FBS and because of theirAPR score in relation to other FBS teams that also had a 5–7 record.^[1] The Huskers took on the UCLA Bruins in theFoster Farms Bowl in Santa Clara, California and won 37–29 to end the season with a 6–7 record.

College recruiting information

Name	Hometown	School	Height	Weight	40‡	Commit date
Alston, Lavan WR	Ventura, CA	St. Bonaventure	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)	173 lb (78 kg)	4.43	Jan 31, 2015
	Recruit ratings:Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports:    ESPN:    (78)
Anderson, Avery CB	Colorado Springs, CO	Pine Creek	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	–	Feb 2, 2014
	Recruit ratings:Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports:    ESPN:    (80)
Barnett, Jalin OG	Lawton, OK	Lawton	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	303 lb (137 kg)	5.2	Jan 14, 2015
	Recruit ratings:Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports:    ESPN:    (84)
Barry, Mohamed LB	Loganville, GA	Grayson	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	4.50	Jan 29, 2015
	Recruit ratings:Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports:    ESPN:    (76)
Davis, Alex DE	West Palm Beach, FL	Dwyer	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	–	Feb 1, 2015
	Recruit ratings:Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports:    ESPN:    (NR)
Davis, Carlos DT	Blue Springs, MO	Blue Springs	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	270 lb (120 kg)	–	Mar 1, 2014
	Recruit ratings:Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports:    ESPN:    (80)
Davis, Khalil DT	Blue Springs, MO	Blue Springs	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	270 lb (120 kg)	–	Mar 1, 2014
	Recruit ratings:Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports:    ESPN:    (77)
Decker, Michael OG	Omaha, NE	Omaha North	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	288 lb (131 kg)	5.3	Apr 9, 2014
	Recruit ratings:Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports:    ESPN:    (77)
Ferguson, Tyrin LB	New Orleans, LA	Edna Karr	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	–	Dec 6, 2014
	Recruit ratings:Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports:    ESPN:    (76)
Gaylord, Christian OT	Baldwin City, KS	Baldwin	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	290 lb (130 kg)	5.1	Feb 3, 2014
	Recruit ratings:Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports:    ESPN:    (78)
Lee, Eric CB	Highlands Ranch, CO	Valor Christian	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)	184 lb (83 kg)	–	Feb 1, 2014
	Recruit ratings:Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports:    ESPN:    (82)
Morgan Jr., Stanley WR	New Orleans, LA	St. Augustine	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	–	Nov 7, 2014
	Recruit ratings:Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports:    ESPN:    (81)
Neal, DaiShon DE	Omaha, NE	Omaha Central	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	245 lb (111 kg)	4.8	Apr 9, 2014
	Recruit ratings:Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports:    ESPN:    (75)
Ober, Jordan LS	Las Vegas, NV	Bishop Gorman	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	4.8	Feb 1, 2015
	Recruit ratings:Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports:    ESPN:    (NR)
Ozigbo, Devine RB	Sachse, TX	Sachse	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	4.7	Jan 9, 2015
	Recruit ratings:Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports:    ESPN:    (78)
Reed, Antonio S	Southaven, MS	Southaven	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	4.5	Apr 9, 2014
	Recruit ratings:Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports:    ESPN:    (NR)
Snyder, Matt TE	San Ramon, CA	California	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	245 lb (111 kg)	–	Dec 30, 2014
	Recruit ratings:Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports:    ESPN:    (76)
Stevenson, Jordan RB	Dallas, TX	South Oak Cliff	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	–	Jul 30, 2015
	Recruit ratings:Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports:    ESPN:    (80)
Talan, Adrienne LB	Pembroke Pines, FL	Flanagan	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	4.5	Feb 4, 2015
	Recruit ratings:Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports:    ESPN:    (72)
Williams, Aaron S	Atlanta, GA	Carver	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	–	May 15, 2014
	Recruit ratings:Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports:    ESPN:    (78)
Young, Dedrick RB	Peoria, AZ	Centennial	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	–	Dec 15, 2014
	Recruit ratings:Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports:    ESPN:    (76)
Overall recruit ranking:   Scout: 33   Rivals: 31   ESPN: 31
‡ Refers to40-yard dash Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, On3, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height, weight and 40 time. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "Yahoo Sports: Rivals.com 2015 Nebraska Commitments". Rivals. RetrievedFebruary 8, 2015. "Scout.com 2015 Nebraska Commitments". Scout. RetrievedFebruary 8, 2015. "ESPN 2015 Nebraska Commitments". ESPN. RetrievedFebruary 8, 2015. "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout. RetrievedFebruary 8, 2015. "2015 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. RetrievedFebruary 8, 2015.

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 5	2:30 p.m.	BYU*	Memorial Stadium Lincoln, NE	ABC	L 28–33	89,959	[2]
September 12	7:00 p.m.	South Alabama*	Memorial Stadium Lincoln, NE	BTN	W 48–9	89,822	[3]
September 19	2:30 p.m.	atMiami (FL)*	Sun Life Stadium Miami Gardens, FL (rivalry)	ABC/ESPN2	L 33–36OT	53,580	[4]
September 26	11:00 a.m.	Southern Miss*	Memorial Stadium Lincoln, NE	ESPNews	W 36–28	89,899	[5]
October 3	3:00 p.m.	atIllinois	Memorial Stadium Champaign, IL	BTN	L 13–14	40,138	[6]
October 10	2:30 p.m.	Wisconsin	Memorial Stadium Lincoln, NE (Freedom Trophy)	ABC/ESPN2	L 21–23	89,886	[7]
October 17	2:30 p.m.	atMinnesota	TCF Bank Stadium Minneapolis, MN (rivalry)	ESPN2	W 48–25	54,062	[8]
October 24	11:00 a.m.	Northwestern	Memorial Stadium Lincoln, NE	ESPN2	L 28–30	89,493	[9]
October 31	11:00 a.m.	atPurdue	Ross–Ade Stadium West Lafayette, IN	ESPNU	L 45–55	31,351	[10]
November 7	6:00 p.m.	No. 6Michigan State	Memorial Stadium Lincoln, NE	ESPN	W 39–38	90,094	[11]
November 14	2:30 p.m.	atRutgers	High Point Solutions Stadium Piscataway, NJ	BTN	W 31–14	45,606	[12]
November 27	2:30 p.m.	No. 3Iowa	Memorial Stadium Lincoln, NE (Heroes Game)	ABC	L 20–28	90,830	[13]
December 26	8:15 p.m.	UCLA*	Levi's Stadium Santa Clara, CA (Foster Farms Bowl)	ESPN	W 37–29	33,527	[14]
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings fromAP Poll released prior to the game All times are inCentral time

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BYU snapped Nebraska's 29-game season-opening winning streak on a last-second 42-yard Hail Mary pass from backup quarterback Tanner Mangum to Mitch Mathews. This was Nebraska's first season opening loss since 1985. BYU outgained Nebraska in total offense 511 yards to 445 yards. Nebraska was led by Tommy Armstrong who went 24-of-41 through the air for 319 yards with three touchdown passes and 1 interception. Terrell Newby was the team's leading rusher with 46 yards on 10 carries and a touchdown and Jordan Westerkamp was the top Husker receiver with seven catches for 107 yards and a touchdown. Taysom Hill was 21-of-34 for 268 yards with a touchdown and an interception before being knocked out of the game. His backup, Tanner Mangum was 7-of-11 for 111 yards with the game-winning hail mary touchdown pass. Hill was the leading Cougar rusher with 83 yards and two scores and Nick Kurtz was the top BYU receiver with five catches for 123 yards.

BYU Game starters

Nebraska used a balanced offensive effort and a stingy defense to put together four solid quarters of football in a 48–9 victory over South Alabama on Saturday night. Junior I-Back Terrell Newby raced to career highs with 28 carries for 198 yards and two touchdowns on the night, he also hauled in two catches for 38 yards and another score in the win. Tommy Armstrong was 21-of-30 for 270 yards and two scores. Nebraska totaled 561 yards of offense in the game with 258 yards on the ground and 303 in the air. The Huskers held South Alabama to 332 total yards, with 313 through the air and limiting the Jaguars to just 19 total yards rushing.

South Alabama Game starters

Tommy Armstrong Jr. and the Huskers orchestrated a fourth-quarter comeback, erasing a 23-point deficit in the final 8:36 of regulation, but Miami escaped with a 36–33 overtime win on Saturday at Sun Life Stadium. Trailing 33–10 after Miami's Michael Badgley connected on his fourth field goal of the game. Armstrong led Nebraska to 23 unanswered points to send the game to overtime tied at 33. Nebraska's comeback included a trio of fourth quarter touchdown passes from Armstrong to Alonzo Moore, Brandon Reilly andStanley Morgan Jr., and a pair of two point conversion passes to Jordan Westerkamp andCethan Carter. In overtime Armstrong opened the extra period with an interception on the first play. Miami took over and kicked a 28-yard field goal to end the game. Armstrong ended the day going 21-of-45 for 309 yards with 4 TDs and 3 INTs. Terrell Newby was the top Husker rusher with 14 carries for 82 yards and Jordan Westerkamp led Nebraska's receivers with five catches for 95 yards and a touchdown. The Huskers gained 462 yards in the game and allowed 511 to the Hurricanes. Nebraska fell to 1–2 for the first time since 1981.

Miami Game starters

Tommy Armstrong, Drew Brown, Andy Janovich, Brandon Reilly and Jordan Westerkamp all produced career days to lead Nebraska to a 36–28 win over Southern Miss on Homecoming at Memorial Stadium. Brown tied an NCAA record by kicking five field goals in the first half to help Nebraska jump to a 22–0 halftime lead. He also tied the Memorial Stadium record for field goals made in a game. Westerkamp notched a career-high with 11 receptions for 118 yards and Reilly notched a career-high with 112 yards. Andy Janovich notched career highs rushing and receiving from the fullback position and Tommy Armstrong notched a career-high with 431 yards of total offense. The Husker defense for the fourth game this year allowed 300+ yards passing as Southern Miss threw for over 400 yards. The Golden Eagles mounted a comeback in the second half, but came up short as the Huskers held on for the 36–28 win to end the non-conference season.

Southern Miss Game starters

For the fourth time in five contests, the outcome of Nebraska's game was not decided until the opponent's final offensive play, and for the third time, Nebraska walked away on the short end of the stick with a 14–13 loss to Illinois to open the Big Ten season. The game was decided on a one-yard touchdown pass from Wes Lunt to Geronimo Allison with 10 seconds remaining to complete the Illini's 13-point fourth quarter deficit. Nebraska gained 292 yards on the day, and allowed 382 yards. Tommy Armstrong had his worst passing day of the year, going 10-of-31 for 105 yards with an interception in the loss. Linebacker Chris Weber led the Blackshirts with a career-high 17 tackles, with three tackles for loss.

Illinois Game starters

For the fourth time this season, Nebraska lost a game in the final seconds on the opponent's last offensive possession as Wisconsin kicked a 46-yard field goal with 0:04 remaining to seal a 23–21 win in Lincoln. With the loss, Nebraska drops to 2–4 for the first time since 1959. It is the seventh time in the last eight Nebraska games that the outcome has been decided by a single score. Wisconsin outgained the Huskers 469 yards (147 rush, 322 pass) to 325 yards (196 rush, 129 pass). Tommy Armstrong was 11-of-28 for 129 yards with a touchdown pass. Andy Janovich had three carries for 59 yards and a touchdown and Terrell Newby had 15 carries for 59 yards to lead the rushers, while Tommy Armstrong had 50 yards on eight carries and a score. Alonzo Moore was the top receiver with one catch for 41 yards and the touchdown. Byerson Cockrell lead the team in tackles with 10.

Wisconsin Game starters

Nebraska clinched their first Big Ten victory under Mike Riley with a 48–25 win over Minnesota in Minneapolis. Nebraska jumped to a 17–7 lead and then scored 21 unanswered to secure the win. Tommy Armstrong was 18-of-26 for 261 yards and had eight carries for 38 yards to lead the Huskers. Terrell Newby rushed 13 times for 116 yards and a pair of touchdowns in the win with the Huskers gaining 464 total yards of offense while Blackshirts held Minnesota to 366 yards and forced three turnovers.

Minnesota Game starters

In another game that went down to the wire, Nebraska watched a two-point conversion attempt fall incomplete with 4:23 left, allowing Northwestern to escape Memorial Stadium with a 30–28 win. With Nebraska's fifth loss of the season by five or fewer points, the Huskers slip to 3–5 overall and 1–3 in the Big Ten. Nebraska's five losses have come by a total of 13 points. Nebraska outgained Northwestern in total offense 373 yards (291 pass, 82 rush) to 333 yards (177 pass, 156 rush). Tommy Armstrong was 24-of-48 for 291 yards with 1 TD and 1 INT in the loss. Terrell Newby was the top rusher with 16 carries for 53 yards and Jordan Westerkamp the top receiver with five catches for 92 yards.

Northwestren Game starters

Nebraska turned the ball over five times and suffered a 55–45 loss to Purdue at Ross-Ade Stadium. The Huskers slipped to 3–6 overall and 1–4 in the Big Ten. Ryker Fyfe made his first career start at quarterback in place of injured starter Tommy Armstrong and threw for 407 yards and four touchdowns despite also throwing four interceptions and losing one fumble. The five turnovers were converted into 28 points by the Boilermakers. The Huskers were also without receivers Alonzo Moore and De'Moarnay Pierson-El and running back Terrell Newby to injury as well. Nebraska outgained Purdue in total offense with 484 total yards compared to Purdue's 457 yards. Nebraska rallied with 29 fourth quarter points, the second-best point total in the quarter in school history, trailing only 30 points scored at Hawaii in December 1982. Jordan Westerkamp hauled in nine passes for 123 yards and a touchdown in the loss to help lead the Huskers. The loss marked the 1st time in Huskers football history that they lost 6 games before the start of November.

Purdue Game starters

Nebraska scored two touchdowns in the final 1:47 of the game to rally for a 39–38 upset over #7 ranked Michigan State. The Huskers' 12-point rally in the fourth quarter tied for the largest fourth quarter rally in school history. Nebraska outgained MSU in total offense 499 yards to 491 yards. Tommy Armstrong finished the day going 19-of-33 for 320 yards with 2 TDs and 2 INTs. He also added 19 yards rushing and two scores on the ground. Imani Cross had 18 carries for 98 yards and a touchdown while Jordan Westerkamp had the top day for the receivers with 9 catches for 143 yards and a touchdown. Brandon Reilly added three catches for 87 yards and the game-winning touchdown. It was the first time an unranked Nebraska team beat a Top 10 ranked opponent since 1977.

Michigan State Game starters

Nebraska jumped out to a 21–0 lead and never looked back in a 31–14 victory over Rutgers at High Point Solutions Stadium. The Huskers wasted little time, marking 78 yards in eight plays to score on the game's opening drive. The Blackshirt defense played its most complete game of the year, coming up with six sacks, 10 tackles for loss and 2 interceptions in the win. The Huskers held the Scarlet Knights to just 259 yards of offense. Nebraska gained 362 total yards on the day (174 rush, 188 pass). Tommy Armstrong was 14-of-21 for 188 yards with 3 TD passes and 3 INT. Cethan Carter was the top receiver with four catches for 57 yards and a touchdown while Imani Cross led the Huskers on the ground with 20 carries for 94 yards.

Rutgers Game starters

Despite outgaining Iowa in total yardage, time of possession and plays run, the Hawkeyes held on for a 28–20 win over Nebraska in the HyVee Heroes Game on Black Friday. Nebraska's defense held Iowa to 0-of-9 on third downs, but four interceptions by the Huskers and untimely penalties doomed Nebraska. Nebraska outgained Iowa 433 yards (296 pass, 137 rush) to 250 yards (97 pass, 153 rush). Tommy Armstrong was 25-of-45 for 296 yards with 4 INT. Imani Cross was the leading rusher with 19 carries for 58 yards and two TDs. Terrell Newby had a team-high five receptions for 22 yards in the loss, while Cethan Carter caught four passes for a team-high 76 yards.

Iowa Game starters

Tommy Armstrong threw and ran for touchdowns to help Nebraska cap its season on a bright note with a 37–29 win over UCLA in the Foster Farms Bowl. Nebraska scored 30 straight points after falling behind 21–7 early on. The Huskers rushed for a season-high 326 yards (151 in the third quarter alone) in the win and ended the game plus-one in turnover margin. Armstrong ended the night going 12-of-19 for 174 yards with a touchdown pass and added 76 yards rushing on 10 carries with a score on the ground. Freshman Devine Ozigbo led all rushers with 20 carries for 80 yards. Jordan Westerkamp was the top receiver for Nebraska with two catches for 44 yards. For his effort, Tommy Armstrong was named Offensive MVP of the Foster Farms Bowl. Also, head coach Mike Riley became the first coach to win this bowl game twice, after also having won the game in (2007)

UCLA Game starters

2015 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class WR 7 Taariq Allen Sr WR 3 Lavan Alston Fr QB 4 Tommy Armstrong Jr. (C) Jr WR 33 Christian Bailey So OL 74 Jalin Barnett Fr WR 40 Ty Betka Jr QB 9 Tyson Broekemeier Sr QB 6 AJ Bush RFr TE 11 Cethan Carter Jr WR 43 Brett Classen So OL 62 Cole Conrad RFr TE 84 Sam Cotton Jr IB 32 Imani Cross Sr QB 2 Zack Darlington RFr OL 79 Michael Decker Fr OL 63 Tanner Farmer RFr OL 67 Jerald Foster RFr TE 42 Trey Foster Jr OL 51 Ryan Freudenburg RFr QB 17 Ryker Fyfe Jr OL 68 Nick Gates RFr OL 56 Christian Gaylord Fr OL 73 Sam Hahn Jr OL 72 Zach Hannon So FB 49 Austin Hemphill Fr WR 25 Blake Holtmeier RFr TE 88 Tyler Hoppes So WR 13 Lane Hovey Jr FB 35 Andy Janovich Sr OL 76 Dwayne Johnson Jr. So RB 27 Noah Johnson Fr FB 38 Harrison Jordan So ATH 36 Reid Karel Fr TE 89 Connor Ketter So FB 30 Bo Kitrell RFr OL 77 David Knevel So OL 70 Chongo Kondolo Sr OL 71 Alex Lewis (C) Sr OL 75 Chris Long Sr RB 37 Wyatt Mazour Fr FB 44 Mitch McCann Jr TE 41 Luke McNitt So WR 82 Alonzo Moore Jr WR 8 Stanley Morgan Jr. Fr IB 29 Graham Nabity Jr IB 39 Jordan Nelson Jr IB 34 Terrell Newby Jr RB 22 Devine Ozigbo Fr OL 54 Robby Painter Jr WR 26 Brady Pelzer RFr WR 15 De'Mornay Pierson-El So WR 48 Gabe Rahn So OL 65 Ryne Reeves Sr WR 87 Brandon Reilly Jr TE 45 Bryan Reimers RFr IB 23 Austin Rose RFr TE 85 Matt Snyder Fr OL 57 Zach Sterup Sr IB 2 Jordan Stevenson Fr TE 86 David Sutton Sr IB 28 Adam Taylor So OL 55 Paul Thurston Jr WR 10 Jamal Turner Sr OL 66 Dylan Utter Jr WR 1 Jordan Westerkamp (C) Jr OL 58 Corey Whitaker Jr IB 21 Mikale Wilbon RFr WR 31 Conor Young Fr	Defense Pos. # Name Class DE 91 Freedom Akinmoladun RFr DB 4 Avery Anderson Fr DL 75 Fyn Anderson Fr LB 52 Josh Banderas Jr LB 18 Mohamed Barry Fr LB 53 Alex Boryca RFr LB 51 Jared Brugmann Fr LB 59 Brody Cleveland Fr S 28 Byerson Cockrell Sr DT 7 Maliek Collins (C) Jr LB 26 Thomas Connely RFr CB 23 Daniel Davie Sr DE 32 Alex Davis Fr DL 96 Carlos Davis Fr DL 94 Khalil Davis Fr DE 88 Ross Dzuris Jr DE 48 Erik Evans So LB 43 Tyrin Ferguson Fr DE 95 Jack Gangwish (C) Sr S 25 Nate Gerry (C) Jr LB 12 Luke Gifford RFr DB 29 Nolan Graham RFr S 21 Charles Jackson  Jr DE 47 Matt Jarzynka RFr DL 50 Garret Johns Jr CB 8 Chris Jones So CB 11 Boaz Joseph So CB 10 Joshua Kalu So DE 19 Joe Keels Sr DE 17 Sedrick King RFr DB 42 Creighton Koley RFr LB 37 Noah Lazaro Fr DB 6 Eric Lee Jr. Fr DL 58 Joel Lopez So DT 55 Kevin Maurice Jr LB 33 Garrett McKay Jr DE 90 Greg McMullen Jr CB 2 Trai Mosley RFr DE 45 A.J. Natter So DE 9 DaiShon Neal Fr LB 3 Marcus Newby So DL 99 Peyton Newell RFr DL 76 Dylan Owen RFr LB 54 Garrett Poppen RFr DT 78 Givens Price Sr DT 97 Logan Rath Jr S 16 Antonio Reed Fr DB 22 Anthony Ridder Sr CB 14 Jonathan Rose Sr LB 15 Michael Rose-Ivey Jr LB 56 Brad Simpson Jr DL 44 Mick Stoltenberg RFr LB 13 Adrienne Talan Fr DT 98 Vincent Valentine Jr LB 49 Chris Weber So LB 57 Jacob Weinmaster Fr S 24 Aaron Williams Fr DT 92 Kevin Williams Sr S 26 Kieron Williams So LB 5 Dedrick Young Fr	Special teams Pos. # Name Class PK 34 Drew Brown So P 27 Sam Foltz Jr PK 95 Spencer Lindsay Jr LS 40 Jordan Ober Fr PK 26 Jamie Sutcliffe Jr LS 92 Chase Urbach Fr	Head coach Mike Riley    15th season    1st year at Nebraska    Alma mater:Alabama Coordinators/assistant coaches Danny Langsdorf    10th season as OC/QB coach    1st year at Nebraska    Alma mater:Linfield Mark Banker    26th season as DC coach    1st year at Nebraska    Alma mater:Springfield Bruce Read    7th season as STC coach    1st year at Nebraska    Alma mater:Portland State Trent Bray    6th season as LB coach    1st year at Nebraska    Alma mater:Oregon State Mike Cavanaugh    27th season as OL coach    1st year at Nebraska    Alma mater:S Conn St Reggie Davis    7th season as RB coach    1st year at Nebraska    Alma mater:Washington Hank Hughes    27th season as DL coach    1st year at Nebraska    Alma mater:Springfield Brian Stewart    11th season as DB coach    1st year at Nebraska    Alma mater:Northern Arizona Keith Williams    16th season as WR coach    1st year at Nebraska    Alma mater:San Diego State Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt Roster Last update: November 6, 2015

Defense FS Byerson Cockrell Aaron Williams ⋅ OUTSIDE INSDIE OUTSIDE Dedrick Young Josh Banderas Marcus Newby Michael Rose-Ivey Brad Simpson Chris Weber Luke Gifford ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ SS Nate Gerry Kieron Williams Antonio Reed CB Joshua Kalu Daniel Davie ⋅ DE DT DT DE Jack Gangwish Vincent Valentine Maliek Collins Greg McMullen Freedom Akinmoldun Kevin Williams Kevin Maurice Ross Dzuris ⋅ Mick Stoltenberg ⋅ ⋅ CB Jonathan Rose Chris Jones Trai Mosley ⋅ Offense WR Alonzo Moore De'Mornay Pierson-El ⋅ WR Brandon Reilly Stanley Morgan Lane Hovey LT LG C RG RT Alex Lewis Dylan Utter Ryne Reeves Zach Sterup Nick Gates David Kneval Jerald Foster Paul Thurston Chongo Kondolo Zach Sterup ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ TE Cethan Carter Sam Cotton David Sutton Trey Foster WR Jordan Westerkamp Taariq Allen Jamal Turner ⋅ QB Tommy Armstrong Ryker Fyfe A.J Bush Key reserves FB Andy Janovich FB Harrison Jordan Special teams PK Drew Brown P Sam Foltz KR Stanley Morgan Jordan Stevenson PR De'Mornay Pierson-el Jordan Westerkamp LS Jordan Ober RB Terrell Newby Imani Cross Devine Ozigbo Mikale Wilbon

2015 Big Ten All-Conference Honors^[33]

• Maliek Collins (DT, 3rd round, 67th pick,Dallas Cowboys)
• Vincent Valentine (DT, 3rd round, 96th pick,New England Patriots)
• Alex Lewis (OT, 4th round, 130th pick,Baltimore Ravens)
• Andy Janovich (FB, 6th round, 176th pick,Denver Broncos)^[34]