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 - 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

2024 Husker Football
04/27	Red 21, White 25
08/31	UTEP	W 40-7
09/07	Colorado	W 28-10
09/14	Northern Iowa	W 34-3
09/20	Illinois	L 24-31
09/28	@ Purdue	W 28-10
10/05	Rutgers	W 14-7
10/19	@ Indiana	L 7-56
10/26	@ Ohio State	L 17-21
11/02	UCLA	L 20-27
11/16	@ Southern Cal	L 20-28
11/23	Wisconsin	W 44-25
11/29	@ Iowa	L 10-13

1979 Nebraska football roster

Coaching Staff

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