1979 Nebraska football roster

No.NamePos.Ht.Wt.Yr.CityStateSchool
64Adams JoeJoe AdamsOG6-032255Jr.BellevueNeb.
41Baker KimKim BakerLB6-022075Jr.YorkNeb.
97Barnett BillBill BarnettDT6-052407Sr.AftonMinn.
100Bates PhilPhil BatesFB6-022053So.OmahaNeb.
100Beach JimJim BeachDB5-111863So.CerescoNeb.
36Bergkamp TimTim BergkampPK1955Jr.Pretty PrairieKan.
100Bess DonnieDonnie BessDE6-042103So.Flat RiverMo.
50Bloom JeffJeff BloomC2057Sr.Rapid CityS.D.
100Boll PeterPeter BollOT6-072583So.ChattanoogaTenn.
4Branch AnthonyAnthony BranchWB5-111833So.PocatelloIdaho
100Brandl MattMatt BrandlOG6-032253So.HumphreyNeb.
22Brown KennyKenny BrownWB6-001827Sr.CincinnatiOhio
29Brown ToddTodd BrownSE6-001601Fr.HoldregeNeb.Holdrege
76Bruce MikeMike BruceOT6-062435Jr.OmahaNeb.
100Bush AnthonyAnthony BushSE5-101603So.AnnistonAla.
78Carlstrom TomTom CarlstromOG6-072483So.PolkNeb.
63Clark DavidDavid ClarkDT6-022425Jr.OdessaTexas
81Cole LawrenceLawrence ColeDE6-022067Sr.DaytonOhio
100Conneally JerryJerry ConneallyLB1983So.WhitmanNeb.
35Damkroger SteveSteve DamkrogerLB6-022051Fr.LincolnNeb.Northeast
82Davies SteveSteve DaviesTE6-032275Jr.MurrayUtah
52DeLoach TreyTrey DeLoachC6-022385Jr.PapillionNeb.
70England GaryGary EnglandOT6-032345Jr.Salt Lake CityUtah
100Evans BrentBrent EvansFB6-032103So.ChesterfieldMo.Hazelwood West
87Finn JeffJeff FinnTE6-052395Jr.Grand IslandNeb.
26Fischer DanDan FischerDB5-091603So.LincolnNeb.
39Franklin AndraAndra FranklinFB2185Jr.AnnistonAla.
9Gary RussellRussell GaryDB6-001805Jr.MinneapolisMinn.
100Gdowski TomTom GdowskiDT6-032153So.FullertonNeb.Fullerton
14Gebert ChrisChris GebertQB6-022053So.WichitaKan.
1Gemar ScottScott GemarPK6-021995Jr.SuttonNeb.
100Gerlach DanDan GerlachDB5-081653So.LincolnNeb.
100Glathar KurtKurt GlatharOG6-032313So.LincolnNeb.Lincoln High
72Goodspeed MarkMark GoodspeedOT6-062607Sr.LeawoodKan.
10Hager TimTim HagerQB1757Sr.LincolnNeb.
69Havekost JohnJohn HavekostOG6-042307Sr.ScribnerNeb.
43Hedrick BrianBrian HedrickDT6-022355Jr.YorkNeb.
100Hill DanDan HillTE6-042203So.Falls CityNeb.Sacred Heart
59Hineline CurtCurt HinelineMG6-022143So.BellevueWash.
32Hipp I.M.I.M. HippIB6-002007Sr.ChapinS.C.
100Holbrook TimTim HolbrookDB5-101783So.LexingtonNeb.Lexington
94Holmes DarylDaryl HolmesDE1845Jr.ChicagoIll.
55Horn RodRod HornDT6-032547Sr.FresnoCalif.
100Huebert RandyRandy HuebertWB6-001703So.HendersonNeb.Henderson
49Hunt AlAl HuntFB5-112043So.OshkoshNeb.
73Hurley DanDan HurleyOT6-022563So.OmahaNeb.
100Iodence BrianBrian IodenceDB5-101703So.HemingfordNeb.
100Johnson BradBrad JohnsonC6-042203So.HarvardNeb.Harvard
30Johnson CraigCraig JohnsonIB1805Jr.OmahaNeb.
21Keith PercyPercy KeithIB5-111775Jr.OmahaNeb.
62Keuten JohnJohn KeutenOG2435Jr.GrantNeb.
13Kirk DonnieDonnie KirkPK6-001753So.ShawneeKan.
100Knoll EricEric KnollQB6-042003So.LittletonColo.
44Kotera JimJim KoteraFB5-112005Jr.BellevueNeb.
2Krejci JeffJeff KrejciDB5-111663So.SchuylerNeb.
100Kwapick JeffJeff KwapickOT6-042353So.Circle PinesMinn.Centennial
27Landwehr RandyRandy LandwehrIB5-111933So.DunbarNeb.
100Larsen PatPat LarsenDB1703So.FullertonNeb.Fullerton
65Lee OudiousOudious LeeMG6-022247Sr.OmahaNeb.
23LeRoy MarkMark LeRoyDB6-021907Sr.SeattleWash.
8Letcher PaulPaul LetcherDB5-111787Sr.LincolnNeb.
5Lewis RodneyRodney LewisDB6-001713So.MinneapolisMinn.
28Liegl DavidDavid LieglDB5-091705Jr.Central CityNeb.
15Lindquist RicRic LindquistDB5-101753So.PlattsmouthNeb.
98Lindstrom DanDan LindstromDE6-022025Jr.OaklandNeb.
100Lingenfelter BruceBruce LingenfelterOT6-022203So.PlainviewNeb.
100Lynch GregGreg LynchOG6-052193So.PowellN.Y.
68Mandelko MikeMike MandelkoOG6-022203So.LexingtonNeb.Lexington
19Mathison BruceBruce MathisonQB6-031953So.SuperiorWis.Superior
17Mauer MarkMark MauerQB1903So.St. PaulMinn.
31McCloney MauriceMaurice McCloneyWB5-111993So.BeaumontTexas
24McCrady TimTim McCradyWB5-101705Jr.PlainviewNeb.
100McElroy MikeMike McElroyC6-052003So.Grand IslandNeb.
45McWhirter SteveSteve McWhirterLB6-032251Fr.FairfieldIowaFairfield
34Means AndyAndy MeansDB5-111725Jr.HoldregeNeb.
18Michaelson SteveSteve MichaelsonQB1953So.RalstonNeb.
91Miles DarwinDarwin MilesDE6-002053So.OmahaNeb.
89Miller JuniorJunior MillerTE6-042227Sr.MidlandTexas
86Minor JohnJohn MinorMG6-022127Sr.ChicagoIll.
100Moravec MarkMark MoravecFB6-021903So.David CityNeb.Aquinas
92Nelson DerrieDerrie NelsonDE6-022125Jr.FairmontNeb.
100Noonan JohnJohn NoonanSE6-021873So.OmahaNeb.
100Nyden RichardRichard NydenSE6-041875Jr.GlendaleCalif.
93Pensick DanDan PensickDT6-052457Sr.ColumbusNeb.
83Peterson DickDick PetersonTE6-021943So.MadisonNeb.
100Poppe ScottScott PoppeLB6-032103So.HebronNeb.
61Potadle PaulPaul PotadleOG6-002207Sr.TekamahNeb.
11Quinn JeffJeff QuinnQB6-022035Jr.OrdNeb.
85Rabas GregGreg RabasTE6-042163So.KewauneeWis.
12Redwine JarvisJarvis RedwineIB6-001955Jr.InglewoodCalif.
100Reiners DanDan ReinersDE6-001853So.KearneyNeb.
74Rice DanDan RiceC6-032587Sr.CincinnatiOhio
56Rimington DaveDave RimingtonC6-032401Fr.OmahaNeb.Omaha South
100Roark LarryLarry RoarkDB1803So.OmahaNeb.
46Ruud JohnJohn RuudLB6-032157Sr.BloomingtonMinn.
57Saalfeld KellyKelly SaalfeldC6-032487Sr.ColumbusNeb.
100Santin JohnJohn SantinDE2023So.Central CityNeb.
53Schleusener RandyRandy SchleusenerOG6-052325Jr.Rapid CityS.D.
100Sculley MikeMike SculleyMG2105Jr.ElwoodNeb.
37Searcey L.G.L.G. SearceyDB1853So.WymoreNeb.
100Seibel KevinKevin SeibelP/PK2301Fr.VermillionS.D.Vermillion
6Sims SammySammy SimsDB5-111823So.LubbockTexas
100Slobodnik TimTim SlobodnikDB5-111751Fr.OmahaNeb.
84Smith TimTim SmithSE6-021927Sr.Chula VistaCalif.
33Steels AnthonyAnthony SteelsWB5-081793So.SacramentoCalif.
58Steiner DanDan SteinerOT2387Sr.ColumbusNeb.
99Stromath DaveDave StromathDT6-042103So.MillardNeb.
3Sukup DeanDean SukupPK2067Sr.CozadNeb.
100Theiss RandyRandy TheissOT6-042453So.St. LouisMo.Lindbergh
90Theissen GordonGordon TheissenDE2067Sr.LincolnNeb.
16Trent PhilPhil TrentDB6-001851Fr.AlbuquerqueN.M.
100Vair DukeDuke VairIB6-022083So.LaVistaNeb.
100Van Lent BillBill Van LentDT6-032051Fr.ColumbusNeb.
38Van Norman KrisKris Van NormanDB6-021903So.MindenNeb.Minden
100Vergith TomTom VergithWB1753So.LincolnNeb.East
47Vering TomTom VeringLB6-022127Sr.FremontNeb.
75Waechter HenryHenry WaechterDT6-062503So.EpworthIowa
100Wallace WalterWalter WallaceIB5-081703So.AvianoItaly
100Wees DennisDennis WeesLB6-002053So.OmahaNeb.
51Weinmaster KerryKerry WeinmasterMG6-002167Sr.North PlatteNeb.
100Williams JamieJamie WilliamsTE6-052211Fr.DavenportIowaCentral
100Williams BrentBrent WilliamsLB6-002275Jr.Los AngelesCalif.
96Williams JimmyJimmy WilliamsDE6-032163So.WashingtonD.C.
88Woodard ScottScott WoodardSE5-091655Jr.PapillionNeb.
100Wurth TimTim WurthIB99OmahaNeb.

Coaching Staff

Tom Osborne - Head Coach
Lance Van Zandt - Defensive Coordinator
Jake Cabell - Assistant Coach
Mike Corgan - Assistant Coach
George Darlington - Assistant Coach
Cletus Fischer - Assistant Coach
Pat Fischer - Assistant Coach
Gene Huey - Assistant Coach
Charlie McBride - Assistant Coach
John Melton - Assistant Coach
Jack Pierce - Assistant Coach
Frank Solich - Assistant Coach
Milt Tenopir - Assistant Coach