RECRUITING
The 1977 class
0 Peter Boll, L, 6-7, 258, Chattanooga, TN (Notre Dame) 0 Randy Brooks, B/DB, 5-11, 170, Omaha, NE (Creighton Prep) 2 Tom Carlstrom, OT/DT, 6-7, 235, Polk, NE 0 Don Coleman, B/DB, 5-10, 175, Gordon, NE 3 Jeff Finn, TE/DE, 6-5, 205, Grand Island, NE 4 Andra Franklin, RB/LB, 6-0, 190, Anniston, AL 3 Russell Gary, IB/DB, 6-0, 170, Minneapolis, MN (Central) 3 Curt Hineline, OL/DL, 6-3, 223, Bellevue, WA (Interlake) 0 Al Hunt, FB/DB, 6-0, 194, Oskosh, NE (Garden County) 3 Dan Hurley, FB/DT, 6-2, 230, Omaha, NE (Roncalli) 3 Craig Johnson, HB, 6-2, 174, Omaha, NE (Westside) 3 Jim Kotera, HB/DB, 6-0, 180, Bellevue, NE (Gross) 0 Randy Landwehr, HB/DB, 6-1, 195, Dunbar, NE (Nebraska City) 2 Frank Lockett, SE, 6-1, 195, Richmond, CA (De Anza H.S., Contra Costa J.C.) 1 Maurice McCloney, SE, 6-1, 190, Beaumont, TX (Hebron) 0 Greg McQuitter, DB, 6-2, 195, Maywood, IL (N.E. Okla. A&M J.C.) 0 Alvin Markfort, SE/DB, 6-1, 185, St. Paul, MN (Harding) 0 Bobby Marks, QB/DB, 6-0, 190, Tuscaloosa, AL (Tuscaloosa) 3 Mark Mauer, QB/LB, 6-3, 190, St. Paul, MN (Harding) 0 Steve Michaelson, QB, 6-0, 196, Omaha, NE (Ralston) 0 Robert O'Rourke, OT/LB, 6-5, 225, North Platte, NE 0 Greg Rabas, TE/LB, 6-0, 200, Kewaunee, WI 0 Mike Ruzich, DT/TE, 6-3, 230, Hometown, IL (Rice H.S., Coffeyville J.C.) 0 Scott Sherry, DE, 6-3, 195, Omaha, NE (Creighton Prep) 3 Sammy Sims, DB, 6-2, 195, Lubbock, TX (Estacado) 2 Billy Todd, K/P, 6-0, 190, Chandler, AZ (Arizona Mesa C.C.) 0 Greg Whetsel, TB, 6-4, 218, Ridgeway, OH (Ridgemont)1 Letter(s) earned CLASS SCORECARD • 35 letters earned by 13 of 27 recruits • All-America: 0 • All-conference: 4 (Franklin, Hurley, Gary, Sims) • Notable walk-ons: Jarvis Redwine, IB (all-America, from Oregon State); David Clark, DT, from UTEP; Jeff Krejci, S; Ric Lindquist, CB (all four all-conference)