1978 Nebraska football honors
COACH OF THE YEAR TOM OSBORNE Bobby Dodd Natl. Coach of Year UPI & AP Big 8 Coach of Year ALL AMERICA KELVIN CLARK, Tackle Football Writers, Football News, Walter Camp, AP, Coaches GEORGE ANDREWS, Defensive End Football News, NEA Second Team Steve Lindquist, OG ...Football News, UPI George Andrews, DE................UPI, AP Kelvin Clark, OT......................NEA Third Team Junior Miller, TE .....................AP Steve Lindquist, OG ...................AP Honorable Mention Junior Miller, TE.....................UPI Rick Berns, RB.........................AP I.M. Hipp, RB..........................AP Rod Horn, DT...........................AP Lee Kunz, LB...........................AP ACADEMIC ALL AMERICAN First Team Jim Pillen, DB ............3.87 (Pre-Vet) George Andrews, DE.............3.1 (Bus.) ALL BIG 8 RICK BERNS, RB ..............OWH, AP, UPI JUNIOR MILLER, TE ...............OWH, AP STEVE LINDQUIST, G ..........OWH, AP, UPI KELVIN CLARK, T..............OWH, AP, UPI KENNY BROWN, WB.......................OWH GEORGE ANDREWS, DE...........OWH, AP, UPI JIM PILLEN, DB....................OWH, AP ROD HORN, DT ........................UPI Second Team Kerry Weinmaster, MG ..................AP Rod Horn, DT...........................AP Lee Kunz, LB .....................AP, UPI I. M. Hipp, RB....................AP, UPI Junior Miller, TE.....................UPI Barney Cotton, G......................UPI Kenny Brown, B ......................UPI Billy Todd, K.........................UPI Tim Smith, P .........................UPI Jim Pillen, DB ......................UPI Honorable Mention Kerry Weinmaster, MG ............UPI, OWH Tom Sorley, QB....................AP, OWH Kenny Brown, RB .....................AP Barney Cotton, G..................AP, OWH Tom Ohrt, T. ..........................AP Derrie Nelson, DE.................AP, OWH Andy Means, DB .......................AP Kelly Saalfeld, C.....................OWH Rod Horn, DT..........................OWH Lee Kunz, LB ........................OWH Jeff Hansen, DB.......................OWH Andra Franklin, FB.....................AP Academic All Big 8-First Team Offense Tom Ohrt, OT (Capt.) ......3.69 (Pre Med) Tim Smith, SE ................3.26 (Bus.) Tom Sorley, QB............3.29 (Account.) Tim Wurth, RB..............3.38 (Pre Med) Kelly Saalfeld, C ...........3.30 (Econ.) Defense Jim Pillen, DB (Capt.).....3.87 (Pre Vet) George Andrews, DE ............3.1 (Bus.) Rod Horn, DT ................3.19 (Agri.) Tim Fischer, DB .............3.79 (Agri.) National Weekly Honors California I.M. Hipp, I-Back: UPI Backfield of Week, ABC-TV Chevrolet Player of the Game Alabama George Andrews: Def. Player of Game Indiana I.M. Hipp: Off. Player of Game Oklahoma Rick Berns: Off. Player of Game Jim Pillen: Def. Player of Game Big 8 Player of the Week Kansas State Junior Miller, TE: Off. Player of Week Oklahoma Rick Berns, I-Back: Off. Player of Week Jim Pillen, DB: Def. Player of Week
| HUSKER PLAYERS OF THE WEEK | ||
| Opp. | Offense | Defense |
| Ala. | Billy Todd, K Tim Smith, P | G. Andrews, DE |
| Cal | I.M. Hipp, IB | K. Weinmaster, MG |
| HI | Tom Sorley, QB | G. Andrews, DE |
| Ind. | I.M. Hipp, IB | Lee Kunz, LB |
| ISU | Tim Wurth, IB | K. Weinmaster, MG |
| KSU | J. Miller, TE | K. Weinmaster, MG |
| CU | Rick Berns, IB | Lee Kunz, LB |
| OSU | Billy Todd, K | Lee Kunz, LB |
| KU | C. Johnson, IB | Dan Pensick, DT |
| OU | Rick Berns, IB | Jim Pillen, DB |
| MU | Rick Berns, IB | Lee Kuntz, LB |