1975 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team

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The 1975 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team represented the University of Nebraska in the 1975 college football season

1975 college football season

The 1975 college football season saw University of Oklahoma repeat as national champion in the Associated Press writers' poll. With the Sooners having completed two seasons of NCAA probation, they were ranked #1 in the United Press International coaches' poll as well...

. The team was coached by Tom Osborne and played their home games in Memorial Stadium

Memorial Stadium, Lincoln

Memorial Stadium is located on the campus of the University of Nebraska-Lincoln in Lincoln, Nebraska, United States. It is the home of the Nebraska Cornhuskers football team....

in Lincoln, Nebraska

Lincoln, Nebraska

The City of Lincoln is the capital and the second-most populous city of the US state of Nebraska. Lincoln is also the county seat of Lancaster County and the home of the University of Nebraska. Lincoln's 2010 Census population was 258,379....

Name	Title	First year in this position	Years at Nebraska	Alma Mater
Tom Osborne	\|Head Coach Offensive Coordinator	1973	1964–1997	Hastings College Hastings College Hastings College is a private, undergraduate, four-year, residential liberal arts college in Hastings, Nebraska, USA.- History :The college was founded in 1882 by a group of men and women seeking to establish a Presbyterian college dedicated to high academic and cultural standards...
Monte Kiffin Monte Kiffin Monte Kiffin is an American football coach. He is widely considered to be one of the preeminent defensive coordinators in modern football, as well as one of the greatest defensive coordinators in NFL history...	\|Defensive Coordinator	1973	1967–1976	Nebraska University of Nebraska–Lincoln The University of Nebraska–Lincoln is a public research university located in the city of Lincoln in the U.S. state of Nebraska...
Cletus Fischer	\|Offensive Line		1960–1985	Nebraska University of Nebraska–Lincoln The University of Nebraska–Lincoln is a public research university located in the city of Lincoln in the U.S. state of Nebraska...
Jim Ross	\|		1962–1976
John Melton	\|Tight Ends Wingbacks	1973	1962–1988	Wyoming University of Wyoming The University of Wyoming is a land-grant university located in Laramie, Wyoming, situated on Wyoming's high Laramie Plains, at an elevation of 7,200 feet , between the Laramie and Snowy Range mountains. It is known as UW to people close to the university...
Mike Corgan	\|Running Backs	1962	1962–1982	Notre Dame University of Notre Dame The University of Notre Dame du Lac is a Catholic research university located in Notre Dame, an unincorporated community north of the city of South Bend, in St. Joseph County, Indiana, United States...
Warren Powers Warren Powers Warren Anthony Powers is a former American football coach. He was the head coach of the Missouri Tigers football program from 1978 to 1984. Prior to coming to Missouri, Powers was an assistant coach under both Bob Devaney and Tom Osborne at Nebraska...	\|Defensive Backs		1969–1976	Nebraska University of Nebraska–Lincoln The University of Nebraska–Lincoln is a public research university located in the city of Lincoln in the U.S. state of Nebraska...
Boyd Epley	\|Head Strength Coach	1969	1969–2003	Nebraska University of Nebraska–Lincoln The University of Nebraska–Lincoln is a public research university located in the city of Lincoln in the U.S. state of Nebraska...
Bill Myles	\|Offensive Line	1972	1972–1976
Jerry Moore Jerry Moore Gerald Hundley "Jerry" Moore is the current head football coach of the Appalachian State University Mountaineers located in the town of Boone in Watauga County, North Carolina. He has filled the position since 1989. Moore has had a winning record in 19 out of the last 20 seasons. He led the...	\|Wide Receivers	1973	1973–1978	Baylor Baylor University Baylor University is a private, Christian university located in Waco, Texas. Founded in 1845, Baylor is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools.-History:...
George Darlington	\|		1973–2002	Rutgers Rutgers University Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey , is the largest institution for higher education in New Jersey, United States. It was originally chartered as Queen's College in 1766. It is the eighth-oldest college in the United States and one of the nine Colonial colleges founded before the American...
Milt Tenopir	\|Offensive Line	1974	1974–2002	Sterling Sterling College (Kansas) Sterling College is a Christ-centered, four-year liberal arts college located in Sterling, Kansas with a mission "to develop creative and thoughtful leaders who understand a maturing Christian faith." The school is accredited by the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools and...

For the first time ever, the Cornhuskers were not able to suit up all players due to a new NCAA rule limiting the number of suited players to 60. Also, four players were ruled ineligible by the NCAA, further limiting the resources available to Nebraska. Still, the Tigers were unable to score until after the half, and their only touchdown was not sufficient to overcome the 10 Cornhusker points already on the board, and Nebraska started the season with a win.

Nebraska intercepted an Indiana pass on the first play to set the tone as the Cornhuskers rolled with ease over the Hoosiers in Lincoln. A total of twelve Nebraska runners added ground yards to their career totals in this game as the team collected 300 yards rushing, while the Blackshirts

Blackshirts (football)

The Blackshirts are the first-string defensive unit players for the Nebraska Cornhuskers football team.-History:The term originally dates back to the early 1960s and refers to the black practice jerseys that Nebraska's first-string defenders began to wear during practice...

obtained a shutout.

After Nebraska punched in two 1st quarter touchdowns, TCU never got closer to the lead again, scoring only 14 of their own the entire game while the Cornhuskers put 14 more in each quarter. Another dominating performance was turned in by the Blackshirts

Blackshirts (football)

, who allowed only one touchdown and held the Horned Frogs to just 16 yards on the ground.

Someone forget to tell Miami to give up before the game started, and the Hurricanes came out intending to make it a game as they jump started the scoring with two field goals to lead 6-0 and another to lead 9-7 at the half, and Nebraska first 7 points were set up by a turnover instead of any serious offensive production. Halftime adjustments and superior conditioning took over for the rest of the game, however, as Nebraska ran off 24 unanswered points, making Miami's final touchdown with just over two minutes remaining too little, too late.

Nebraska prevented a 1st half Kansas field goal on their way to posting a second shutout, closing their long five-game opening home stand with a 5-0 record. Although the Cornhuskers did not score big nor often, it made no difference as the scoreless Jayhawks watched the game slip farther from their reach as time ticked away. Kansas completed only 2 of 10 passes, and obtained only 7 first downs, while the Cornhuskers had double the Jayhawks yards by both ground and air.

Nebraska's first road game of 1975 was not an easy win, despite the strong 14-0 start. Oklahoma State pulled within 14 by the end of the half and within 7 in the 3rd quarter. After another set of touchdowns, the Cowboys were still down by just 8 in the 4th when they capitalized on a bad Cornhusker punt snap and took over inside the Nebraska 25. The Blackshirts

Blackshirts (football)

made a stand when Oklahoma State got inside the Nebraska 5, and forced the Cowboys to go 3-and-out on three scoring attempts to preserve the win.

Statistically, the game was close save for Nebraska's 350-268 rushing edge and 2-0 interception margin, but the scoreboard told another story. Even though Colorado scored first at the start of the game, the Cornhuskers unleashed a scoring onslaught that put the Buffaloes behind 42-7 at the half, putting the game far out of reach long before Nebraska backups entered the game in the 4th quarter.

Nebraska Head Coach Tom Osborne notched his first career win against 12th-ranked Missouri, in Columbia, with style and a little help from well-executed trickery. The 'Bummeroosky" play worked flawlessly, even fooling the TV cameras, as Nebraska lined up in punt formation and snapped to FB Tony Davis

Tony Davis (American football)

Michael E. "Tony" Davis is a former American football running back in the National Football League. Davis played both I-back and fullback for new Head Coach Tom Osborne at University of Nebraska-Lincoln. He was Osborne's first 1,000 yard rusher and when he left the Cornhuskers, he was the...

, who immediately passed the ball back through the legs of IB John O'Leary and then faked a pass to a bait receiver. As the entire Cornhusker unit moved to simulate the punt fake play, the Tigers chomped on the bait and took off to the right in pursuit while O'Leary remained motionless with the ball hidden until no one remained before jaunting 40 yards untouched for the touchdown.

It was a battle of the defenses as the Blackshirts

Blackshirts (football)

rang up their 3rd shutout on the season, while Kansas State managed to hold Nebraska to just 12 points.

Iowa State probably knew they were going to have a bad day when they fumbled the opening kickoff, allowing Nebraska to convert that turnover into 7 points. Iowa State never saw the scoreboard as Nebraska put up yet another shutout for the season, their 4th, on the way to dismantling Iowa State 52-0.

Nebraska scored first on a field goal, but scoring production fizzled as Oklahoma led 7-3 at the half. The Cornhuskers took advantage of a Sooner fumble in the 3rd quarter to go up 10-7, but Nebraska soon committed its own turnover to help Oklahoma get back up front, and it didn't stop there. Two more subsequent, painful Cornhusker turnovers sealed the game as Oklahoma converted each for points and handed Nebraska their first loss of the year and forced them to share the Big 8 title.

Nebraska led the Sun Devils through the entire game until the 4th quarter, when a fierce Arizona State Rally brought the score to a 14-14 tie and then 17-14 on a Sun Devil field goal with 4:50 remaining in the game. The Cornhuskers were driving again and progressed to the Arizona State 21 with 2 minutes to go when the Cornhuskers lost an ill-timed fumble to end their hopes for the win. As it turned out, Nebraska's only two losses for the season ended up being to the teams ranked #1 and #2 in the season's final polls.

Ranking Movement
Poll	Pre	Wk 1	Wk 2	Wk 3	Wk 4	Wk 5	Wk 6	Wk 7	Wk 8	Wk 9	Wk 10	Wk 11	Wk 12	Wk 13	Final
AP	7	6	6	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	2	2	7	6	9
Coaches															9

Award	Name(s)
All-America 1st team	Rik Bonness Rik Bonness Richard Kyes "Rik" Bonness is a former professional football player, a linebacker for four seasons in the NFL for the Oakland Raiders and Tampa Bay Buccaneers.... , Bob Martin, Wonder Monds
Big 8 Offensive Newcomer of the Year	Vince Ferragamo Vince Ferragamo Vince Anthony Ferragamo is a former professional football player, a quarterback in the National Football League and Canadian Football League.-College career:...
All-Big 8 1st team	Rik Bonness, Dave Butterfield, Mike Fultz, Bob Martin, Wonder Monds
All-Big 8 2nd team	Jimmy Burrow, Mike Coyle, Tony Davis Tony Davis (American football) Michael E. "Tony" Davis is a former American football running back in the National Football League. Davis played both I-back and fullback for new Head Coach Tom Osborne at University of Nebraska-Lincoln. He was Osborne's first 1,000 yard rusher and when he left the Cornhuskers, he was the... , Steve Hoins, John Lee, Bob Lingenfelter, Clete Pillen, Dan Schmidt, Bobby Thomas

The following Nebraska players who participated in the 1975 season later moved on to the next level and joined a professional or semi-pro team as draftees or free agents.

Name	Team
George Andrews George Andrews (American football) George Eldon Andrews, II is a former American football linebacker. He is a graduate of the University of Nebraska who played in the National Football League from 1979–1984 for the Los Angeles Rams.-High school:...	Los Angeles Rams
Monte Anthony	Baltimore Colts
Rik Bonness Rik Bonness Richard Kyes "Rik" Bonness is a former professional football player, a linebacker for four seasons in the NFL for the Oakland Raiders and Tampa Bay Buccaneers....	Oakland Raiders Oakland Raiders The Oakland Raiders are a professional American football team based in Oakland, California. They currently play in the Western Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League...
Ed Burns	New Orleans Saints New Orleans Saints The New Orleans Saints are a professional American football team based in New Orleans, Louisiana. They are members of the South Division of the National Football Conference of the National Football League ....
Jim Burrow	Green Bay Packers Green Bay Packers The Green Bay Packers are an American football team based in Green Bay, Wisconsin. They are members of the North Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League . The Packers are the current NFL champions...
Kelvin Clark Kelvin Clark Kelvin Wayne Clark is a former professional American football guard/tackle in the National Football League. He played for seven seasons for the Denver Broncos and the New Orleans Saints....	Denver Broncos Denver Broncos The Denver Broncos are a professional American football team based in Denver, Colorado. They are currently members of the West Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League...
Tom Davis	Toronto Argonauts Toronto Argonauts The Toronto Argonauts are a professional Canadian football team competing in the East Division of the Canadian Football League. The Toronto, Ontario based team was founded in 1873 and is one of the oldest existing professional sports teams in North America, after the Chicago Cubs and the Atlanta...
Tony Davis Tony Davis (American football) Michael E. "Tony" Davis is a former American football running back in the National Football League. Davis played both I-back and fullback for new Head Coach Tom Osborne at University of Nebraska-Lincoln. He was Osborne's first 1,000 yard rusher and when he left the Cornhuskers, he was the...	Cincinnati Bengals Cincinnati Bengals The Cincinnati Bengals are a professional football team based in Cincinnati, Ohio. They are members of the AFC's North Division in the National Football League . The Bengals began play in 1968 as an expansion team in the American Football League , and joined the NFL in 1970 in the AFL-NFL...
Vince Ferragamo Vince Ferragamo Vince Anthony Ferragamo is a former professional football player, a quarterback in the National Football League and Canadian Football League.-College career:...	Los Angeles Rams
Mike Fultz	New Orleans Saints New Orleans Saints The New Orleans Saints are a professional American football team based in New Orleans, Louisiana. They are members of the South Division of the National Football Conference of the National Football League ....
John Lee	San Diego Chargers San Diego Chargers The San Diego Chargers are a professional American football team based in San Diego, California. they were members of the Western Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League...
Bob Lingenfelter	Cleveland Browns Cleveland Browns The Cleveland Browns are a professional football team based in Cleveland, Ohio. They are currently members of the North Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League...
Terry Luck	Cleveland Browns Cleveland Browns The Cleveland Browns are a professional football team based in Cleveland, Ohio. They are currently members of the North Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League...
Bob Martin	New York Jets New York Jets The New York Jets are a professional football team headquartered in Florham Park, New Jersey, representing the New York metropolitan area. The team is a member of the Eastern Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League...
Wonder Monds	Ottawa Rough Riders Ottawa Rough Riders The Ottawa Rough Riders were a Canadian Football League team based in Ottawa, Ontario, founded in 1876. One of the oldest and longest lived professional sports teams in North America, the Rough Riders won the Grey Cup championship nine times. Their most dominant era was the 1960s and 1970s, a...
John O'Leary	Montreal Alouettes Montreal Alouettes The Montreal Alouettes are a Canadian Football League team based in Montreal, Quebec.The current franchise named the Alouettes moved to Montreal from Baltimore, Maryland, in 1996 where they had been known as the Baltimore Stallions...
Ray Phillips	Cincinnati Bengals Cincinnati Bengals The Cincinnati Bengals are a professional football team based in Cincinnati, Ohio. They are members of the AFC's North Division in the National Football League . The Bengals began play in 1968 as an expansion team in the American Football League , and joined the NFL in 1970 in the AFL-NFL...
Stan Waldemore Stan Waldemore Stan Waldemore is a former American football offensive tackle and offensive guard in the National Football League for the New York Jets from 1978-1984. He played in 62 games throughout his professional career. He went to the University of Nebraska....	New York Jets New York Jets The New York Jets are a professional football team headquartered in Florham Park, New Jersey, representing the New York metropolitan area. The team is a member of the Eastern Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League...

Andrews, George
George Andrews (American football)
George Eldon Andrews, II is a former American football linebacker. He is a graduate of the University of Nebraska who played in the National Football League from 1979–1984 for the Los Angeles Rams.-High school:...

#96 (So.) DE

Anthony, Monte #49 (So.) IB

Avery, Scott #57 (Jr.) DT

Belka, Jim #47 (Jr.) LB

Block, King #55 (So.) LB

Bonness, Bob (So.) DE

Bonness, Rik
Rik Bonness
Richard Kyes "Rik" Bonness is a former professional football player, a linebacker for four seasons in the NFL for the Oakland Raiders and Tampa Bay Buccaneers....

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Borg, Tim #19 (So.) DB

Brock, Dan #94 (Jr.) DT

Brown, Kenny (So.) WB

Burns, Ed #17 (Jr.) QB

Burrow, Jim #2 (Sr.) DB

Butterfield, Dave #34 (Jr.) DB

Cabell, Jake
Jake Cabell
-Playing history:Cabell played Cornerback for the Nebraska Cornhuskers under head coach Bob Devaney, recruited in the class of 1974 and playing during the 1975-1976 seasons. Cabel was a junior college transfer because he played for one year at Ferrum College in Ferrum, Virginia, where he earned an...

#24 (Jr.) DB

Carpenter, Jeff #37 (So.) LB

Clark, Kelvin
Kelvin Clark
Kelvin Wayne Clark is a former professional American football guard/tackle in the National Football League. He played for seven seasons for the Denver Broncos and the New Orleans Saints....

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Clark, Mike (So.) OT

Coccia, Tom #90 (Sr.) DE

Cooley, Lawrence (So.) OG

Costanzo, Rich #77 (Sr.) OT

Coyle, Mike #42 (Sr.) PK

Craig, Curtis #33 (So.) WB

Davis, Tom #52 (So.) C

Davis, Tony
Tony Davis (American football)
Michael E. "Tony" Davis is a former American football running back in the National Football League. Davis played both I-back and fullback for new Head Coach Tom Osborne at University of Nebraska-Lincoln. He was Osborne's first 1,000 yard rusher and when he left the Cornhuskers, he was the...

#25 (Sr.) FB

Dervin, Joe (So.) LB

Donnell, Dodie #45 (So.) FB

Eichelberger, Percy #44 (Jr.) LB

Eveland, Al #43 (Jr.) PK

Everett, Earl #9 (Jr.) WB

Ferragamo, Vince
Vince Ferragamo
Vince Anthony Ferragamo is a former professional football player, a quarterback in the National Football League and Canadian Football League.-College career:...

#15 (Jr.) QB

Fischer, Tim #10 (So.) DB

Folsom, Bob (Jr.) FB

Fultz, Mike #72 (Jr.) DT

Gade, Steve #56 (So.) C

Galano, Bobby #59 (So.) OG

Garcia, Randy #18 (So.) QB

Gast, Reg #82 (So.) DE

Gillespie, Dave #28 (Jr.) IB

Gissler, Dean #97 (Sr.) DT

Glenn, Steve #71 (So.) OT

Hansen, Jeff #48 (So.) LB

Harvey, Ted #31 (So.) DB

Hayes, Bob #76 (So.) OT

Heiser, Tom #27 (Sr.) WB

Higgs, Gary (Jr.) FB

Hunter, Ken #78 (Jr.) OT

Jenkins, Brad #92 (Sr.) TE

Jones, Chuck #35 (Sr.) DB

Jorgensen, Greg #63 (So.) OG

Justice, Jason #38 (So.) FB

Kane, John (Unk) LB

Kraft, Bill #83 (So.) SE

Kroneberger, Jon #64 (So.) OT

Lee, John #69 (Sr.) MG

Lehigh, Pat #6 (So.) DB

Lessman, Randy #39 (Jr.) P

Lindquist, Steve #68 (So.) OG

Lingenfelter, Bob #70 (Jr.) OT

Loken, Rocke #16 (So.) SE

Luck, Terry #11 (Sr.) QB

Malito, Chuck #89 (Jr.) SE

Markley, Paul (So.) DB

Markus, Steve (So.) LB

Martin, Bob #87 (Sr.) DE

Miller, Dan #58 (So.) OG

Mills, George #75 (Sr.) DT

Monds, Wonder #26 (Sr.) DB

Mushinskie, Larry #88 (Sr.) TE

Nitzel, Ron #85 (Jr.) SE

Ohrt, Tom #74 (So.) OT

O'Leary, John #14 (Sr.) IB

Panneton, Rick #95 (Sr.) TE

Payne, Dennis #13 (So.) DB

Phillips, Ray #80 (Jr.) DE

Pillen, Clete #61 (Jr.) LB

Pittman, Randy #1 (So.) WB

Plucknett, John #50 (Jr.) MG

Poeschl, Randy (So.) DT

Porter, G.M. (Budge) (So.) DB

Pruitt, Ron #91 (Sr.) DT

Pullen, Jeff #36 (Jr.) MG

Redding, Dave #84 (Sr.) DE

Rick, Randy #22 (Jr.) DE

Ridder, Tom (So.) DE

Samuel, Tony #98 (So.) DE

Schmidt, Dan #51 (Jr.) OG

Schroeder, John (So.) OG

Shamblin, Dave #81 (Jr.) SE

Smith, Kent #23 (So.) DB

Sorley, Tom #12 (So.) QB

Spaeth, Ken #86 (So.) TE

Stacey, Kurt #3 (So.) DB

Stewart, Byron #30 (So.) IB

Stovall, Rod #5 (So.) DB

Talley, Chester #32 (Jr.) DE

Thomas, Bobby #8 (Jr.) SE

Thomas, Tom #53 (Sr.) C

Thompson, Mike (So.) SE

Thornton, Willie #65 (Sr.) MG

Valasek, Larry #4 (So.) DB

Vanous, Russ (So.) P

Varner, Rich #67 (Jr.) OG

Vernon, Kirby (So.) DB

Waldemore, Stan
Stan Waldemore
Stan Waldemore is a former American football offensive tackle and offensive guard in the National Football League for the New York Jets from 1978-1984. He played in 62 games throughout his professional career. He went to the University of Nebraska....

#62 (So.) OG

Walton, Darrell #7 (So.) WB

Webb, Mitchell #99 (So.) MG

Wied, Jerry #93 (Sr.) DT

Wightman, Jim #46 (So.) LB

Wilkins, Roger (So.) OT

Williquette, Jim #41 (So.) DB

Young, Larry #40 (So.) LB

Zabrocki, Dale #21 (So.) IB

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