1979 Nebraska football roster

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No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Yr. City State School
64 Adams JoeJoe Adams OG 6-03 225 5Jr. Bellevue Neb.
41 Baker KimKim Baker LB 6-02 207 5Jr. York Neb.
97 Barnett BillBill Barnett DT 6-05 240 7Sr. Afton Minn.
100 Bates PhilPhil Bates FB 6-02 205 3So. Omaha Neb.
100 Beach JimJim Beach DB 5-11 186 3So. Ceresco Neb.
36 Bergkamp TimTim Bergkamp PK 195 5Jr. Pretty Prairie Kan.
100 Bess DonnieDonnie Bess DE 6-04 210 3So. Flat River Mo.
50 Bloom JeffJeff Bloom C 205 7Sr. Rapid City S.D.
100 Boll PeterPeter Boll OT 6-07 258 3So. Chattanooga Tenn.
4 Branch AnthonyAnthony Branch WB 5-11 183 3So. Pocatello Idaho
100 Brandl MattMatt Brandl OG 6-03 225 3So. Humphrey Neb.
22 Brown KennyKenny Brown WB 6-00 182 7Sr. Cincinnati Ohio
29 Brown ToddTodd Brown SE 6-00 160 1Fr. Holdrege Neb. Holdrege
76 Bruce MikeMike Bruce OT 6-06 243 5Jr. Omaha Neb.
100 Bush AnthonyAnthony Bush SE 5-10 160 3So. Anniston Ala.
78 Carlstrom TomTom Carlstrom OG 6-07 248 3So. Polk Neb.
63 Clark DavidDavid Clark DT 6-02 242 5Jr. Odessa Texas
81 Cole LawrenceLawrence Cole DE 6-02 206 7Sr. Dayton Ohio
100 Conneally JerryJerry Conneally LB 198 3So. Whitman Neb.
35 Damkroger SteveSteve Damkroger LB 6-02 205 1Fr. Lincoln Neb. Northeast
82 Davies SteveSteve Davies TE 6-03 227 5Jr. Murray Utah
52 DeLoach TreyTrey DeLoach C 6-02 238 5Jr. Papillion Neb.
70 England GaryGary England OT 6-03 234 5Jr. Salt Lake City Utah
100 Evans BrentBrent Evans FB 6-03 210 3So. Chesterfield Mo. Hazelwood West
87 Finn JeffJeff Finn TE 6-05 239 5Jr. Grand Island Neb.
26 Fischer DanDan Fischer DB 5-09 160 3So. Lincoln Neb.
39 Franklin AndraAndra Franklin FB 218 5Jr. Anniston Ala.
9 Gary RussellRussell Gary DB 6-00 180 5Jr. Minneapolis Minn.
100 Gdowski TomTom Gdowski DT 6-03 215 3So. Fullerton Neb. Fullerton
14 Gebert ChrisChris Gebert QB 6-02 205 3So. Wichita Kan.
1 Gemar ScottScott Gemar PK 6-02 199 5Jr. Sutton Neb.
100 Gerlach DanDan Gerlach DB 5-08 165 3So. Lincoln Neb.
100 Glathar KurtKurt Glathar OG 6-03 231 3So. Lincoln Neb. Lincoln High
72 Goodspeed MarkMark Goodspeed OT 6-06 260 7Sr. Leawood Kan.
10 Hager TimTim Hager QB 175 7Sr. Lincoln Neb.
69 Havekost JohnJohn Havekost OG 6-04 230 7Sr. Scribner Neb.
43 Hedrick BrianBrian Hedrick DT 6-02 235 5Jr. York Neb.
100 Hill DanDan Hill TE 6-04 220 3So. Falls City Neb. Sacred Heart
59 Hineline CurtCurt Hineline MG 6-02 214 3So. Bellevue Wash.
32 Hipp I.M.I.M. Hipp IB 6-00 200 7Sr. Chapin S.C.
100 Holbrook TimTim Holbrook DB 5-10 178 3So. Lexington Neb. Lexington
94 Holmes DarylDaryl Holmes DE 184 5Jr. Chicago Ill.
55 Horn RodRod Horn DT 6-03 254 7Sr. Fresno Calif.
100 Huebert RandyRandy Huebert WB 6-00 170 3So. Henderson Neb. Henderson
49 Hunt AlAl Hunt FB 5-11 204 3So. Oshkosh Neb.
73 Hurley DanDan Hurley OT 6-02 256 3So. Omaha Neb.
100 Iodence BrianBrian Iodence DB 5-10 170 3So. Hemingford Neb.
100 Johnson BradBrad Johnson C 6-04 220 3So. Harvard Neb. Harvard
30 Johnson CraigCraig Johnson IB 180 5Jr. Omaha Neb.
21 Keith PercyPercy Keith IB 5-11 177 5Jr. Omaha Neb.
62 Keuten JohnJohn Keuten OG 243 5Jr. Grant Neb.
13 Kirk DonnieDonnie Kirk PK 6-00 175 3So. Shawnee Kan.
100 Knoll EricEric Knoll QB 6-04 200 3So. Littleton Colo.
44 Kotera JimJim Kotera FB 5-11 200 5Jr. Bellevue Neb.
2 Krejci JeffJeff Krejci DB 5-11 166 3So. Schuyler Neb.
100 Kwapick JeffJeff Kwapick OT 6-04 235 3So. Circle Pines Minn. Centennial
27 Landwehr RandyRandy Landwehr IB 5-11 193 3So. Dunbar Neb.
100 Larsen PatPat Larsen DB 170 3So. Fullerton Neb. Fullerton
65 Lee OudiousOudious Lee MG 6-02 224 7Sr. Omaha Neb.
23 LeRoy MarkMark LeRoy DB 6-02 190 7Sr. Seattle Wash.
8 Letcher PaulPaul Letcher DB 5-11 178 7Sr. Lincoln Neb.
5 Lewis RodneyRodney Lewis DB 6-00 171 3So. Minneapolis Minn.
28 Liegl DavidDavid Liegl DB 5-09 170 5Jr. Central City Neb.
15 Lindquist RicRic Lindquist DB 5-10 175 3So. Plattsmouth Neb.
98 Lindstrom DanDan Lindstrom DE 6-02 202 5Jr. Oakland Neb.
100 Lingenfelter BruceBruce Lingenfelter OT 6-02 220 3So. Plainview Neb.
100 Lynch GregGreg Lynch OG 6-05 219 3So. Powell N.Y.
68 Mandelko MikeMike Mandelko OG 6-02 220 3So. Lexington Neb. Lexington
19 Mathison BruceBruce Mathison QB 6-03 195 3So. Superior Wis. Superior
17 Mauer MarkMark Mauer QB 190 3So. St. Paul Minn.
31 McCloney MauriceMaurice McCloney WB 5-11 199 3So. Beaumont Texas
24 McCrady TimTim McCrady WB 5-10 170 5Jr. Plainview Neb.
100 McElroy MikeMike McElroy C 6-05 200 3So. Grand Island Neb.
45 McWhirter SteveSteve McWhirter LB 6-03 225 1Fr. Fairfield Iowa Fairfield
34 Means AndyAndy Means DB 5-11 172 5Jr. Holdrege Neb.
18 Michaelson SteveSteve Michaelson QB 195 3So. Ralston Neb.
91 Miles DarwinDarwin Miles DE 6-00 205 3So. Omaha Neb.
89 Miller JuniorJunior Miller TE 6-04 222 7Sr. Midland Texas
86 Minor JohnJohn Minor MG 6-02 212 7Sr. Chicago Ill.
100 Moravec MarkMark Moravec FB 6-02 190 3So. David City Neb. Aquinas
92 Nelson DerrieDerrie Nelson DE 6-02 212 5Jr. Fairmont Neb.
100 Noonan JohnJohn Noonan SE 6-02 187 3So. Omaha Neb.
100 Nyden RichardRichard Nyden SE 6-04 187 5Jr. Glendale Calif.
93 Pensick DanDan Pensick DT 6-05 245 7Sr. Columbus Neb.
83 Peterson DickDick Peterson TE 6-02 194 3So. Madison Neb.
100 Poppe ScottScott Poppe LB 6-03 210 3So. Hebron Neb.
61 Potadle PaulPaul Potadle OG 6-00 220 7Sr. Tekamah Neb.
11 Quinn JeffJeff Quinn QB 6-02 203 5Jr. Ord Neb.
85 Rabas GregGreg Rabas TE 6-04 216 3So. Kewaunee Wis.
12 Redwine JarvisJarvis Redwine IB 6-00 195 5Jr. Inglewood Calif.
100 Reiners DanDan Reiners DE 6-00 185 3So. Kearney Neb.
74 Rice DanDan Rice C 6-03 258 7Sr. Cincinnati Ohio
56 Rimington DaveDave Rimington C 6-03 240 1Fr. Omaha Neb. Omaha South
100 Roark LarryLarry Roark DB 180 3So. Omaha Neb.
46 Ruud JohnJohn Ruud LB 6-03 215 7Sr. Bloomington Minn.
57 Saalfeld KellyKelly Saalfeld C 6-03 248 7Sr. Columbus Neb.
100 Santin JohnJohn Santin DE 202 3So. Central City Neb.
53 Schleusener RandyRandy Schleusener OG 6-05 232 5Jr. Rapid City S.D.
100 Sculley MikeMike Sculley MG 210 5Jr. Elwood Neb.
37 Searcey L.G.L.G. Searcey DB 185 3So. Wymore Neb.
100 Seibel KevinKevin Seibel P/PK 230 1Fr. Vermillion S.D. Vermillion
6 Sims SammySammy Sims DB 5-11 182 3So. Lubbock Texas
100 Slobodnik TimTim Slobodnik DB 5-11 175 1Fr. Omaha Neb.
84 Smith TimTim Smith SE 6-02 192 7Sr. Chula Vista Calif.
33 Steels AnthonyAnthony Steels WB 5-08 179 3So. Sacramento Calif.
58 Steiner DanDan Steiner OT 238 7Sr. Columbus Neb.
99 Stromath DaveDave Stromath DT 6-04 210 3So. Millard Neb.
3 Sukup DeanDean Sukup PK 206 7Sr. Cozad Neb.
100 Theiss RandyRandy Theiss OT 6-04 245 3So. St. Louis Mo. Lindbergh
90 Theissen GordonGordon Theissen DE 206 7Sr. Lincoln Neb.
16 Trent PhilPhil Trent DB 6-00 185 1Fr. Albuquerque N.M.
100 Vair DukeDuke Vair IB 6-02 208 3So. LaVista Neb.
100 Van Lent BillBill Van Lent DT 6-03 205 1Fr. Columbus Neb.
38 Van Norman KrisKris Van Norman DB 6-02 190 3So. Minden Neb. Minden
100 Vergith TomTom Vergith WB 175 3So. Lincoln Neb. East
47 Vering TomTom Vering LB 6-02 212 7Sr. Fremont Neb.
75 Waechter HenryHenry Waechter DT 6-06 250 3So. Epworth Iowa
100 Wallace WalterWalter Wallace IB 5-08 170 3So. Aviano Italy
100 Wees DennisDennis Wees LB 6-00 205 3So. Omaha Neb.
51 Weinmaster KerryKerry Weinmaster MG 6-00 216 7Sr. North Platte Neb.
100 Williams JamieJamie Williams TE 6-05 221 1Fr. Davenport Iowa Central
100 Williams BrentBrent Williams LB 6-00 227 5Jr. Los Angeles Calif.
96 Williams JimmyJimmy Williams DE 6-03 216 3So. Washington D.C.
88 Woodard ScottScott Woodard SE 5-09 165 5Jr. Papillion Neb.
100 Wurth TimTim Wurth IB 99 Omaha Neb.

Coaching Staff

• Tom Osborne: Head coach
• Lance Van Zandt: Asst. coach
• Jake Cabell: Asst. coach
• Mike Corgan: Asst. coach
• George Darlington: Asst. coach
• Cletus Fischer: Asst. coach
• Pat Fischer: Asst. coach
• Gene Huey: Asst. coach
• Charlie McBride: Asst. coach
• John Melton: Asst. coach
• Jack Pierce: Asst. coach
• Frank Solich: Asst. coach
• Milt Tenopir: Asst. coach