1979 Nebraska football honors
ALL AMERICA JUNIOR MILLER, TE American Football Coaches Assn. (Kodak), Football Writers, AP, UPI, Walter Camp Newspaper Enterprise Association (NEA), Sporting News Second Team Junior Miller, TE...........Football News Kerry Weinmaster, MG..................UPI Jarvis Redwine, IB ...................NEA Mark Goodspeed, OT....................NEA Third Team Kelly Saalfeld, OC .......Football News Jarvis Redwine, IB ........Football News Honorable Mention John Havekost, OG.................UPI, AP Jarvis Redwine, IB ...............UPI, AP Kerry Weinmaster, MG ................AP Kelly Saalfeld, OC.....................AP Rod Horn, DT ..........................AP Derrie Nelson, DE ...................AP ACADEMIC ALL AMERICA First Team Randy Schleusener, OT ....3.67 (Pre-Med) Kelly Saalfeld, C..........3.60 (Ag-Econ) Rod Horn, DT.....3.29 (Natural Resources) ALL BIG EIGHT TIM SMITH, SE .................UPI, OWH JUNIOR MILLER, TE............UPI, AP, OWH JOHN HAVEKOST, OG.................UPI, AP JARVIS REDWINE, IB...........UPI, AP, OWH DEAN SUKUP, K.....................UPI, AP DERRIE NELSON, DE ...........UPI, AP, OWH ROD HORN, DT ..............UPI, AP, OWH KERRY WEINMASTER, MG.........UPI, AP, OWH KENNY BROWN, WB.......................OWH KELLY SAALFELD, OC................... OWH Second Team Mark Goodspeed, OT .................UPI Kelly Saalfeld, OC ..............UPI, AP Kenny Brown, WB .....................UPI Bill Barnett, DT..................UPI, AP Randy Schleusener, OG..................AP Tim Smith, SE..........................AP Andy Means, DB ......................AP Honorable Mention Andra Franklin, FB...........UPI, AP, OWH Lawrence Cole, DE............UPI, AP, OWH Tom Vering, LB ...................UPI AP John Havekost, OG ...................OWH Andy Means, DB .....................OWH Brent Williams, LB ..............AP, OWH Bill Barnett, DT ....................OWH I. M. Hipp, IB .......................AP Dan Steiner, OT .......................AP Mark LeRoy, MON .....................AP Big Eight Newcomer of the Year—UPI & AP JARVIS REDWINE, IB Academic All Big Eight—First Team Offense TIM SMITH, SE—3.216, Business RANDY SCHLEUSENER, OG—3.67, Pre Med KELLY SAALFELD, OC—3.6, Ag. Econ. DAN STEINER, OT—3.307, Phy. Ed. JEFF QUINN, QB—2.9, Business DEAN SUKUP, K—3.35, Law School Defense ROD HORN, DT—3.296, Natural Resources BILL BARNETT, DT—3.05, Advertising RIC LINDQUIST, DB—3.635, Business Big Eight Offensive Players of the Week Sept. 29—Tim Hager, QB vs. Penn State Oct. 20—Kenny Brown, WB vs. Oklahoma State Big Eight Defensive Player of the Week Sept 22—Mark LeRoy, MON vs. Iowa Nov. 3—Bill Barnett, DT and Derrie Nelson, DE vs. Missouri ABC-TV Players of the Game Sept. 29—Tim Hager, QB vs. Penn State Nov. 24—Andy Means, DB vs. Oklahoma
1979 HUSKER PLAYERS OF THE WEEK | ||
Opp. | Offense | Defense |
USU | I.M. Hipp IB | Brent Williams LB |
Iowa | Craig Johnson IB | Mark LeRoy MON |
PSU | Tim Hager QB | Brent Williams LB |
NMS | Jarvis Redwine IB | Kim Baker LB |
KU | Craig Johnson IB | Dan Pensick DT |
OSU | Kenny Brown WB | Bill Barnett DT |
CU | Jarvis Redwine IB | Tom Vering LB |
MU | Craig Johnson IB | Bill Barnett DT Derrie Nelson DE |
KSU | Andra Franklin FB | Lawrence Cole DE |
OU | Jarvis Redwine IB | Andy Means DB |
1979 Optimist Awards Offensive Line .............Junior Miller Offensive Back .................Tim Hager Defensive Line ..........Kerry Weinmaster Defensive Back ...............Mark LeRoy Special Awards Jarvis Redwine, IB ...Hinky Dinky Trophy (Most Popular Husker) Tim Smith, SE ........NCAA Postgraduate Scholarship Tim Smith, SE ......Guy Chamberlin Award Tim Wurth, RB .........Tom Novak Trophy