1997 Nebraska football roster
| No. | Name | Pos. | Ht. | Wt. | Yr. | City | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 38 | Dan Alexander | FB | 6-0 | 250 | Fr. | Wentzville | Mo. |
| 95 | Derek Allen | DT | 6-3 | 280 | So. | Russellville | Ark. |
| 89 | Luis Almanzar | DT | 6-3 | 265 | Fr. | Jersey City | N.J. |
| Steve Altstadt | OL | 6-5 | 260 | Fr. | Fort Calhoun | Neb. | |
| 70 | Eric Anderson | OT | 6-4 | 305 | Sr. | Lincoln | Neb. |
| 28 | Josh Anderson | LCB | 5-8 | 175 | Fr. | Wahoo | Neb. |
| 94 | Travis Antholz | TE | 6-4 | 225 | So. | McDonald | Kan. |
| 82 | Sean Applegate | WB | 5-9 | 180 | So. | Lincoln | Neb. |
| 40 | Erick Arens | WLB | 6-2 | 215 | So. | Randolph | Neb. |
| 36 | Rod Baker | WLB | 6-0 | 210 | Fr. | Hastings | Neb. |
| 52 | Matt Baldwin | C | 280 | So. | Arvada | Colo. | |
| 87 | Chris Bassett | RE | 6-0 | 230 | Sr. | Tracy | Minn. |
| 76 | Sasho Becvarovski | OG | 6-4 | 250 | Fr. | Crown Point | Ind. |
| 24 | Jason Benes | LCB | 5-11 | 190 | Sr. | Valparaiso | Neb. |
| 20 | Tom Beveridge | SE | 6-0 | 185 | Fr. | Sutherland | Neb. |
| Mic Boettner | DB | 190 | Fr. | Omaha | Neb. | ||
| Dion Booker | DB | 6-2 | 200 | Fr. | Oceanside | Calif. | |
| 14 | Lance Brown | WB | 5-11 | 190 | Jr. | Papillion | Neb. |
| 35 | Kris Brown | PK | 5-10 | 205 | Jr. | Southlake | Texas |
| 21 | Mike Brown | ROV | 5-11 | 205 | So. | Scottsdale | Ariz. |
| 22 | Ralph Brown | RCB | 5-10 | 180 | So. | Hacienda Heights | Calif. |
| 36 | Correll Buckhalter | IB | 6-2 | 210 | Fr. | Mt. Olive | Miss. |
| 39 | Ben Buettenback | MLB | 5-11 | 215 | So. | Hastings | Neb. |
| Grant Bunton | LB | 6-0 | 200 | Fr. | Shawnee | Kan. | |
| Jamie Burrow | LB | 6-2 | 240 | Fr. | Ames | Iowa | |
| 90 | Tim Carpenter | TE | 6-3 | 250 | Sr. | Columbus | Neb. |
| 6 | Kenny Cheatham | SE | 6-4 | 205 | Jr. | Phoenix | Ariz. |
| 9 | Monte Christo | QB | 6-0 | 200 | Jr. | Kearney | Neb. |
| 68 | Jeff Clausen | OT | 6-6 | 310 | So. | Dixon | Ill. |
| 42 | Josh Cobb | FB | 5-11 | 230 | Jr. | Wallace | Neb. |
| Ben Cornelsen | WB | 5-11 | 175 | Fr. | Shawnee | Kan. | |
| Tyler Cotten | WB | 5-10 | 165 | Fr. | Omaha | Neb. | |
| Jon Coyne | LB | 6-4 | 205 | Fr. | Omaha | Neb. | |
| Eric Crouch | QB | 6-0 | 190 | Fr. | Omaha | Neb. | |
| 3 | Matt Davison | SE | 6-0 | 180 | Fr. | Tecumseh | Neb. |
| 85 | T.J. DeBates | TE | 6-3 | 235 | So. | Stewartville | Minn. |
| 54 | Chris Deitloff | SLB | 6-0 | 190 | Fr. | Omaha | Neb. |
| Damian Demps | DB | 6-0 | 170 | Fr. | Miami | Fla. | |
| Luke Denney | SE | 6-0 | 200 | Fr. | Omaha | Neb. | |
| 2 | Leslie Dennis | RCB | 5-9 | 175 | Sr. | Bradenton | Fla. |
| 77 | Billy Diekmann | OT | 6-4 | 295 | Fr. | Cheney | Neb. |
| 17 | George Dittrick | ROV | 190 | Fr. | Omaha | Neb. | |
| 58 | Brandon Drum | DT | 6-3 | 275 | Jr. | Columbus | Neb. |
| 61 | Jason Dush | DT | 240 | Fr. | Columbus | Neb. | |
| 33 | Mitch Ebke | FS | 180 | Fr. | Fairbury | Neb. | |
| 2 | J.R. Edwards | SE | 6-0 | 190 | So. | Lincoln | Neb. |
| 4 | DeAngelo Evans | IB | 5-9 | 215 | So. | Wichita | Kan. |
| 12 | Demond Finister | WB | 5-10 | 175 | So. | Boys Town | Neb. |
| 19 | Clint Finley | FS | 5-11 | 200 | Fr. | Cuero | Texas |
| 83 | Craig Fischer | SE | 6-0 | 180 | So. | Leigh | Neb. |
| 5 | Eric Fischer | FS | 5-11 | 190 | Fr. | Leigh | Neb. |
| 44 | Jay Foreman | MLB | 235 | Jr. | Eden Prairie | Minn. | |
| Pat Friesen | SE | 5-11 | 175 | Fr. | Henderson | Neb. | |
| 34 | Russell Froehlich | SLB | 6-0 | 215 | Jr. | Omaha | Neb. |
| 7 | Scott Frost | QB | 6-3 | 220 | Sr. | Wood River | Neb. |
| Paul Fujan | WB | 5-10 | 165 | Fr. | Wahoo | Neb. | |
| 74 | Lonnie Fulton | OT | 6-5 | 250 | So. | Grand Island | Neb. |
| 18 | Jay Gates | RCB | 6-0 | 185 | Sr. | Aurora | Colo. |
| 10 | Mike Gentile | SE | 5-10 | 180 | Fr. | Lockport | Ill. |
| 72 | Ben Gessford | OG | 6-2 | 260 | Jr. | Lincoln | Neb. |
| 27 | John Gibson | WB | 5-11 | 185 | Fr. | Papillion | Neb. |
| Marcus Giles | IB | 5-11 | 185 | Fr. | Milford | Conn. | |
| 77 | Bobby Gill | DT | 6-0 | 265 | So. | Lincoln | Neb. |
| Nick Gragert | FB | 6-2 | 215 | Fr. | Columbus | Neb. | |
| 30 | Ahman Green | IB | 6-0 | 215 | Jr. | Omaha | Neb. |
| Mike Green | OL | 6-3 | 255 | Fr. | Omaha | Neb. | |
| 75 | Matt Grummert | RE | 6-2 | 225 | Fr. | Fairbury | Neb. |
| 9 | George Guidry | RE | 235 | Fr. | Lake Charles | La. | |
| Chris Gustafson | LB | 6-2 | 205 | Fr. | Gallup | N.M. | |
| 80 | Billy Haafke | SE | 5-11 | 190 | Jr. | South Sioux City | Neb. |
| 12 | Dan Hadenfeldt | PK | 5-11 | 195 | So. | Des Moines | Iowa |
| 45 | Brad Hamik | FS | 6-0 | 180 | Fr. | Hawarden | Iowa |
| Brandon Harrison | CB | 6-0 | 175 | Jr. | Gainesville | Texas | |
| 53 | Aaron Havlovic | OG | 6-3 | 270 | So. | Osceola | Neb. |
| 51 | Kyle Henson | OT | 290 | Jr. | Waverly | Neb. | |
| 59 | Josh Heskew | C | 6-3 | 280 | Jr. | Yukon | Okla. |
| 55 | Russ Hochstein | OG | 6-3 | 265 | Fr. | Hartington | Neb. |
| 49 | Quint Hogrefe | SLB | 5-11 | 210 | Jr. | Auburn | Neb. |
| 62 | Matt Hoskinson | OG | 280 | Sr. | Battle Creek | Neb. | |
| Matt Ickes | DB | 5-9 | 185 | Fr. | Page | Neb. | |
| 50 | Julius Jackson | WLB | 6-0 | 230 | So. | Gainesville | Texas |
| 34 | Vershan Jackson | TE | 6-0 | 240 | Sr. | Omaha | Neb. |
| 88 | Sheldon Jackson | TE | 6-4 | 245 | Jr. | Diamond Bar | Calif. |
| 56 | Marcus Johnson | OG | 6-4 | 290 | So. | Oceanside | Calif. |
| 1 | Eric Johnson | WLB | 6-0 | 200 | Jr. | Phoenix | Ariz. |
| Nate Johnson | SE | 5-11 | 170 | Fr. | Wood River | Neb. | |
| 88 | Dave Jones | DT | 6-4 | 250 | Sr. | Osmond | Neb. |
| Jordan Jones | WB | 5-10 | 160 | Fr. | Webster City | Iowa | |
| 69 | Adam Julch | OT | 6-5 | 310 | So. | Omaha | Neb. |
| 91 | Loran Kaiser | DT | 6-5 | 315 | Fr. | Farwell | Neb. |
| 57 | Chad Kelsay | RE | 6-3 | 250 | Jr. | Auburn | Neb. |
| 22 | Ben Kingston | FB | 230 | So. | Omaha | Neb. | |
| 87 | Chad Kobus | TE | 6-3 | 220 | So. | Columbus | Neb. |
| 47 | Josh Kohl | WLB | 220 | So. | Hastings | Neb. | |
| Kyle Kollmorgen | OL | 6-4 | 275 | Fr. | Lincoln | Neb. | |
| 19 | Jesse Kosch | P | 6-0 | 190 | Sr. | Columbus | Neb. |
| 23 | Bill Lafleur | P | 5-11 | 200 | Jr. | Norfolk | Neb. |
| 89 | Jeff (Robert) Lake | SE | 6-4 | 210 | Sr. | Columbus | Neb. |
| 40 | Billy Legate | FB | 5-11 | 225 | Jr. | Elgin | Neb. |
| 82 | Curt Lenners | RE | 6-3 | 225 | Sr. | Filley | Neb. |
| 29 | Gregg List | ROV | 6-0 | 200 | So. | Valentine | Neb. |
| 1 | Frankie London | QB | 6-0 | 180 | So. | Lake Charles | La. |
| 28 | Chace Long | PK | 6-0 | 200 | Fr. | Wahoo | Neb. |
| 6 | Kalin Makaiwi | ROV | 6-0 | 210 | Jr. | Raymond | Wash. |
| 45 | Joel Makovicka | FB | 5-11 | 235 | Jr. | Brainard | Neb. |
| 97 | Glen Matthews | DT | 6-2 | 285 | Jr. | Chicago | Ill. |
| 85 | Jason McCullough | DT | 6-5 | 285 | Jr. | Allentown | Pa. |
| 4 | Octavious McFarlin | WLB | 5-11 | 200 | Sr. | Bastrop | Texas |
| Matt McGinn | DL | 6-5 | 240 | Fr. | Merna | Neb. | |
| 25 | Greg McGraw | FS | 5-8 | 200 | So. | Millville | N.J. |
| 41 | Jake McKee | TE | 220 | Fr. | Goodland | Kan. | |
| Levi Mehl | LB | 6-0 | 190 | Fr. | Crete | Neb. | |
| 78 | Tom Milius | DT | 6-3 | 260 | So. | Lincoln | Neb. |
| 32 | Willie Miller | FB | 6-0 | 235 | Fr. | Omaha | Neb. |
| 93 | Brandon Mooberry | RE | 6-5 | 240 | Fr. | Lexington | Neb. |
| 8 | Brian Morro | P | 5-9 | 170 | Jr. | Middletown | N.J. |
| 81 | John Murphy | TE | 6-3 | 235 | Fr. | Crawford | Neb. |
| 12 | Bobby Newcombe | QB | 6-0 | 185 | Fr. | Albuquerque | N.M. |
| 37 | Jason Olnes | IB | 5-11 | 200 | So. | Albion | Neb. |
| 37 | Tony Ortiz | SLB | 6-0 | 215 | So. | Waterbury | Conn. |
| Jon Penny | LB | 6-2 | 220 | Fr. | Lawrence | Kan. | |
| 55 | Jason Peter | DT | 6-5 | 285 | Sr. | Locust | N.J. |
| 11 | Jerome Peterson | LCB | 5-7 | 185 | So. | Port Allen | La. |
| 36 | Hank Piening | IB | 6-2 | 205 | Fr. | Lincoln | Neb. |
| 13 | Carlos Polk | MLB | 6-3 | 245 | Fr. | Rockford | Ill. |
| 73 | Fred Pollack | OT | 6-4 | 305 | Sr. | Omaha | Neb. |
| 57 | Ryan Preister | OT | 280 | Fr. | Humphrey | Neb. | |
| 14 | Brandon Quindt | ROV | 6-0 | 200 | Fr. | Scottsbluff | Neb. |
| Dominic Raiola | C | 6-3 | 300 | Fr. | Honolulu | Hawaii | |
| Buck Rasmussen | OL | 6-4 | 235 | Fr. | Tekamah | Neb. | |
| 23 | Steve Raymond | SLB | 6-0 | 205 | So. | Gering | Neb. |
| 13 | Ted Retzlaff | PK | 6-0 | 180 | Sr. | Waverly | Neb. |
| 10 | Khari Reynolds | RCB | 5-10 | 175 | Fr. | Mays Landing | N.J. |
| Brandon Roth | LB | 6-2 | 225 | Fr. | Milford | Neb. | |
| 86 | Dorrick Roy | TE | 6-3 | 240 | Jr. | Inglewood | Calif. |
| 84 | Mike Rucker | RE | 6-6 | 250 | Jr. | St. Joseph | Mo. |
| 16 | Jay Runty | QB | 6-0 | 185 | Fr. | Elkhorn | Neb. |
| Jon Rutherford | OG | 6-3 | 270 | Fr. | Midwest City | Okla. | |
| 80 | Eric Ryan | RE | 225 | So. | Overton | Neb. | |
| 79 | Chris Saalfeld | OG | 6-2 | 260 | Fr. | North Bend | Neb. |
| 21 | Matt Schoening | FB | 5-9 | 210 | Fr. | Council Bluffs | Iowa |
| 65 | Jason Schwab | OT | 300 | So. | Eagan | Minn. | |
| 54 | Doug Seaman | C | 280 | Sr. | Bellevue | Neb. | |
| 46 | Brian Shaw | SLB | 215 | So. | Deweese | Neb. | |
| 63 | James Sherman | OG | 6-2 | 300 | So. | LaVerne | Calif. |
| 76 | Scott Siebenborn | RE | 6-4 | 235 | Fr. | Columbus | Neb. |
| 31 | James Sims | IB | 220 | Sr. | Omaha | Neb. | |
| 25 | Travis Soucie | IB | 5-11 | 195 | Fr. | Hastings | Neb. |
| 43 | Jeremy Stanislav | FB | 6-0 | 205 | Fr. | Prague | Neb. |
| Ryan Svoboda | LB | 215 | Fr. | David City | Neb. | ||
| 16 | Erwin Swiney | DB | 180 | Fr. | Lincoln | Neb. | |
| Chuck Tack | P/PK | 6-4 | 195 | Fr. | Omaha | Neb. | |
| 95 | Jim Tansey | OT | 6-2 | 305 | So. | Cranford | N.J. |
| 67 | Aaron Taylor | OG | 305 | Sr. | Wichita Falls | Texas | |
| Nick Terrio | LB | 6-0 | 200 | Fr. | Laguna Beach | Calif. | |
| 79 | Ross Tessendorf | DT | 275 | Jr. | Columbus | Neb. | |
| Alik Tillery | DB | 5-11 | 190 | Fr. | Brussels | Belgium | |
| 92 | Travis Toline | RE | 6-3 | 245 | Jr. | Wahoo | Neb. |
| Arion Turner | DB | 5-10 | 160 | Fr. | Los Angeles | Calif. | |
| 48 | Chad Tuttle | MLB | 6-0 | 210 | Fr. | Wahoo | Neb. |
| 56 | Noland Urban | MLB | 235 | Fr. | Osceola | Neb. | |
| Simon Van Boening | LB | 6-2 | 210 | Fr. | Fairfield | Neb. | |
| 71 | Mike Van Cleave | OT | 6-2 | 290 | Sr. | Huffman | Texas |
| Kyle Vanden Bosch | RE | 6-4 | 235 | Fr. | Larchwood | Iowa | |
| 26 | Casey Vanderhoef | WB | 5-10 | 195 | Fr. | Alpine | Utah |
| Mark Vedral | LB | 205 | Fr. | Gregory | S.D. | ||
| Dave Volk | OL | 6-5 | 275 | Fr. | Battle Creek | Neb. | |
| 61 | Brandt Wade | OG | 6-2 | 290 | Jr. | Springfield | Neb. |
| 27 | Joe Walker | CB | 5-10 | 190 | Fr. | Arlington | Texas |
| 94 | Brian Walters | DT | 6-3 | 255 | Fr. | West Point | Neb. |
| 32 | Eric Walther | FS | 6-0 | 180 | Jr. | Juniata | Neb. |
| 90 | Brandon Wardyn | RE | 6-3 | 230 | Fr. | Farwell | Neb. |
| 3 | Eric Warfield | FS | 6-0 | 195 | Sr. | Texarkana | Ark. |
| 96 | Steve Warren | DT | 295 | So. | Springfield | Mo. | |
| 42 | Troy Watchorn | ROV | 5-9 | 195 | Fr. | Columbus | Neb. |
| Dan White | RB | 5-9 | 185 | Fr. | Green Bay | Wis. | |
| J.P. Wichmann | LB | 6-5 | 220 | Fr. | Shawnee | Kan. | |
| 33 | Sean Wieting | WB | 5-9 | 190 | Sr. | Tulatin | Ore. |
| 5 | Shevin Wiggins | WB | 5-11 | 190 | Jr. | Palmetto | Fla. |
| 3 | Chad Wiles | QB | 185 | Fr. | Wood River | Neb. | |
| 81 | Aaron Wills | RE | 6-2 | 240 | So. | Omaha | Neb. |
| 99 | Jason Wiltz | DT | 6-3 | 310 | Jr. | New Orleans | La. |
| 24 | Andy Winkler | FB | 6-0 | 230 | So. | Valley | Neb. |
| 98 | Grant Wistrom | RE | 6-5 | 255 | Sr. | Webb City | Mo. |
| Tracey Wistrom | TE | 6-5 | 205 | Fr. | Webb City | Mo. | |
| Wes Woodward | DB | 5-9 | 175 | Fr. | Omaha | Neb. | |
| 38 | Brendan Zahl | RE | 6-3 | 240 | Sr. | Stratton | Neb. |
| 64 | Jon Zatechka | OG | 6-2 | 290 | Sr. | Lincoln | Neb. |
Coaching Staff
Tom Osborne - Head Coach
Nelson Barnes - Assistant Coach
Craig Bohl - Assistant Coach
Ron Brown - Assistant Coach
George Darlington - Assistant Coach
Turner Gill - Assistant Coach
Charlie McBride - Assistant Coach
Frank Solich - Assistant Coach
Milt Tenopir - Assistant Coach
Dan Young - Assistant Coach