1995 football honors

Athletic Honors

National Honors

Quarterback Tommie Frazier:

 Heisman Trophy Runner-up
 Sporting News Player-of-the-Year
 Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award Winner
 UPI Player-of-the-Year
 Davey O’Brien Finalist (1 of 3)
 TD Club of Columbus Quarterback-of-the-Year
 Red Blaik Leadership Award (Ail-American Football Found.)
 Maxwell Award Finalist (1 of 3)
 Walter Camp Offensive Player-of-the-Year Finalist (1 of 5)
 National Quarterback Club College Player-of-the-Year
 ESPY Awards College Football Player-of-the-Year Finalist
 Sullivan Award Finalist (Amateur Athlete-of-the-Year)
 Football News Offensive Player-of-the-Year Finalist (1 of 7)
 United States Sports Academy January Amateur Male Athlete-of-the-Month
 Football News Defensive Player-of-the-Year Semifinalist: Jared Tomich, OLB
 Butkus Watch List: Phil Ellis, LB
 Genuine Chevrolet Div. I Coach-of-the-Year: Tom Osborne
 UPI Coach-of-the-Year Runner-up: Tom Osbome
 TD Club of Washington, Team-of-the-Year: Nebraska
 TD Club of Washington, Offensive Lineman-of-the-Year: The Entire Nebraska Offensive Line
 National Strength & Conditioning Association All-American: Christian Peter, DT

 

All-America Honors

 First-Team All-Americans

 Tommie Frazier, QB (Football Writers, Walter Camp, AP, AFCA, UPI, American Football Quarterly, All-American Football Foundation)
 Aaron Graham, C (Football News, AP, American Football Quarterly, All-American Football Foundation)
 Jared Tomich, OLB (AP, American Football Quarterly, All-American Football Foundation)

 

 Second-Team All-Americans
Jared Tomich, OLB (Football News, Athlon)
Terrell Farley, LB (UPI, AP)
Aaron Graham, C (College Sports)
 Third-Team All-Americans
Aaron Taylor, OG (Football News)
Grant Wistrom, OLB (AP)
 Honorable-Mention All-Americans
Tommie Frazier, QB (Football News)
Christian Peter, DT (Football News, UPI)
Ahman Green, IB (UPI)
Chris Dishman, OT (UPI)
Aaron Graham, C (UPI)

 

All-Big Eight Honors

(AP-Associated Press; Coaches-Big Eight Coaches)

 Offensive Player-of-the-Year: Tommie Frazier, QB (AP, Coaches)
 Defensive Newcomer-of-the-Year: Terrell Farley, LB (AP, Coaches)
 Offensive Freshman-of-the-Year: Ahman Green, IB (AP, Coaches)
 Offensive Newcomer-of-the-Year: Ahman Green, IB (AP)
 First-Team All-Big Eight
Eric Anderson, OT (Coaches)
Chris Dishman, OT (FB News, Coaches)
Terrell Farley, LB (AP)
Tommie Frazier, QB (AP, FB News, Coaches)
Aaron Graham, C (AP, FB News)
Ahman Green, IB (Coaches)
Christian Peter, DT (AP, FB News, Coaches)
Aaron Taylor, OG (AP, FB News)
Jared Tomich, OLB (AP, FB News)
Tyrone Williams, CB (AP, Coaches)
Grant Wistrom, OLB (Coaches)

 

 Second-Team All-Big Eight
Reggie Baul, returns (Coaches)
Chris Dishman, OT (AP)
Terrell Farley, LB (Coaches)
Aaron Graham, C (Coaches)
Ahman Green, IB (AP)
Mike Minter, Rover (AP, Coaches)
Aaron Taylor, OG (Coaches)
Jared Tomich, OLB (Coaches)
Tony Veland, FS (AP, Coaches)
Grant Wistrom, OLB (AP)

 

 Honorable-Mention All-Big Eight
Eric Anderson, OT (AP)
Reggie Baul, SE (Coaches)
Kris Brown, PK (AP, Coaches)
Phil Ellis, LB (AP, Coaches)
Brendan Holbein, SE (Coaches)
Clester Johnson, WB (Coaches)
Jeff Makovicka, FB (Coaches)
Jason Peter, DT (Coaches)

 

 

Big Eight Player-of-the-Week Nominees

Opp  Offense              Defense 
OSU  Tommie Frazier,QB    Jared Tomich, OLB
MSU  Eric Anderson, OT    Phil Ellis, LB
ASU  Tommie Frazier, QB   Michael Booker, CB
PAC  Damon Benning, IB    Terrell Farley, LB
WSU  Tommie Frazier, QB   Grant Wistrom, OLB
MU   Tommie Frazier, QB   Terrell Farley, LB
KSU  Tommie Frazier, QB   Grant Wistrom, OLB
CU   Tommie Frazier, QB   Terrell Farley, LB
ISU  Ahman Green, IB      Mike Minter, Rov.
KU   Tommie Frazier, QB   Jared Tomich, OLB
OU   Tommie Frazier, QB   Jared Tomich, OLB
 Bold indicates winning conference award


National Player-of-the-Week/Game Honors

 Honda/ESPN Scholar-Athlete vs. OSU: Aaron Graham, center
 Wrangler/ESPN NU Player-of-the-Game vs. OSU: Lawrence Phillips, IB
 Chevrolet Player-of-the-Game vs. MSU: Lawrence Phillips, IB
 AT&T Long Distance run from scrimmage: 80 yards (TD), James Sims vs. Michigan
 AT&T Long Punt: 74 yards, Jesse Kosch vs. ASU
 CNN Player-of-the-Week: Tommie Frazier vs. MU
 Chevrolet Player-of-the-Game (CU, KSU, KU, Fla.): Tommie Frazier, QB
 Chevrolet Player-of-the-Game (OU): Grant Wistrom, OLB
 Chevrolet Player-of-the-Game (Fla.): Michael Booker, CB

 

Academic Honors

National Honors

 CFA/Hitachi Good Works Team: Aaron Graham, C
 CFA/Hitachi Scholar-Athlete: Aaron Graham, C ($1,000 to Graham’s high school in Denton, Texas)
 NACDA Scholar-Athlete Postgraduate Scholarship: Aaron Graham, center ($5,000 grant)
 Burger King Scholar-Athlete Award Winner: Aaron Graham, C, Dec. 2, 1995 ($25,000 to UNL general scholarship fund)

 

GTE/CoSIDA Academic All-American

 First-Team
Aaron Graham, C, 3.33, cum., animal science
 Second-Team
Steve Ott, OG, 3.49, cum., biological sciences
Brian Schuster, FB, 3.71, year, pre-education
Steve Volin, OG, 3.86, cum., biological sciences
 All-District VII
Aaron Graham, C, 3.33, cum., animal science
Steve Ott, OT, 3.49, cum., biological sciences
Brian Schuster, FB, 3.71, year, pre-education
Ryan Terwilliger, LB, 3.23, cum., pre-education
Steve Volin, OG, 3.86, cum., biological sciences
Grant Wistrom, OLB, 3.58, cum., pre-pharmacy

 

Phillips 66 Academic All-Big Eight

 First-Team All-Big Eight
Aaron Graham, C, 3.33, cum., animal science
Mark Gilman, TE, 3.15, cum., pre-education
Grant Wistrom, OLB, 3.58, cum., pre-pharmacy
Eric Stokes, FS, 3.17, year, sociology
Ryan Terwilliger, LB, 3.23, cum., pre-education
Steve Ott, OG, 3.49, cum., biological sciences
Brook Berringer, QB, 3.00, year, business administration
Jesse Kosch, P, 3.06, year, meteorology/climatology
 Honor Roll
Lance Brown, WB, 3.78, cum., business administration
Tim Carpenter, TE, 3.00, year, pre-education
Jon Hesse, LB, 3.49, cum., psychology
Jason Jenkins, DT, 3.18, year, graduate studies
Jeff Lake, SE, 3.68, cum., consumer science and education
Joel Makovicka, FB, 3.88, cum., undecided
Kory Mikos, OT, 3.30, year, pre-education
Aaron Penland, LB, 3.18, cum., business administration
Ted Retzlaff, PK, 3.42, cum., agribusiness
Scott Saltsman, DT, 3.17, cum., marketing
Brian Schuster, FB, 3.71, year, pre-education
Matt Turman, QB, 3.68, cum., pre-education
Steve Volin, OG, 3.86, cum., biological sciences
Matt Vrzal, C, 3.02, cum., business administration
Jon Zatechka, OG, 3.82, cum., fisheries and wildlife

 

 

 AP All-Time Big Eight Conference Football Team (1995) Nebraska Players
Johnny Rodgers, WR (1970-72)
Dean Steinkuhler, OT (1981-83)
Zach Wiegert, OT (1991-94)
Dave Rimington, C (1979-82)
Rich Glover, DT (1970-72)
Willie Harper, DT (1970-72)
Best Offensive Player: Johnny Rodgers, WB (1970-72)
Best Coach: Tom Osborne (1973-95)
Best Game: Nebraska 35, Oklahoma 31 (Nov. 25, 1971)