1976 CORNHUSKER HONORS
OTHER SEASONS ALL AMERICA MIKE FULTZ, DT ...........UPI, FBN, TSN, WC DAVE BUTTERFIELD, DB .....UPI, AFC, FBN, WC VINCE FERRAGAMO, QB ....................FBN Second Team Clete Pillen, LB ...................UPI, AP Third Team Vince Ferragamo, QB .....................AP Dave Butterfield, DB ....................AP Honorable Mention Bob Lingenfelter, OT ..........UPI, AP, FBN Vince Ferragamo, QB ....................UPI Dan Schmidt, OG .........................AP Greg Jorgensen, OG .....................FBN Ray Phillips, DE ........................AP Mike Fultz, DT ..........................AP Ron Pruitt, DT .........................FBN Clete Pillen, LB .......................FBN ALL BIG 8 VINCE FERRAGAMO, QB ...........UPI, AP, OWH CLETE PILLEN, LB ..............UPI, AP, OWH RAY PHILLIPS, DE ..............UPI, AP, OWH DAVE BUTTERFIELD, DB ..........UPI, AP, OWH MIKE FULTZ, DT ................UPI, AP, OWH BOB LINGENFELTER, OT ..........UPI, AP, OWH DAN SCHMIDT, OG ....................AP, OWH Second Team Bobby Thomas, SE .......................UPI Ken Spaeth, TE .........................UPI Dan Schmidt, OG ........................UPI Al Eveland, K ..........................UPI Steve Hoins, OT .........................AP Chuck Malito, SE ........................AP Ron Pruitt, DT ..........................AP Honorable Mention Ken Spaeth, TE ..........................AP Greg Jorgensen, OG ......................AP Bobby Thomas, SE ...................AP, OWH Chuck Malito, SE .......................OWH Tom Davis, C ...........................OWH Dave Shamblin, WB ......................OWH Larry Valasek, DB ......................OWH SPECIAL AWARDS CLETE PILLEN, LB ............UPI Big 8 Def. Player of Year VINCE FERRAGAMO, QB ........NFF Scholarship ACADEMIC ALL AMERICAN VINCE FERRAGAMO TED HARVEY ACADEMIC ALL BIG 8 VINCE FERRAGAMO, QB ............Second Time DAVE SHAMBLIN, SE ....................First JEFF PULLEN, MG ......................First RON PRUITT, DT .......................First TED HARVEY, DB .......................First DAVE BUTTERFIELD, DB .................First RANDY LESSMAN, P .....................First Abbreviation key AFC ....... American Football Coaches Assn. AP ....................... Associated Press FBN ......................... Football News NFF .......... National Football Foundation OWH .................... Omaha World-Herald TSN ..................... The Sporting News UPI ............ United Press International WC ............................ Walter Camp