1985 Nebraska football statistics


Overall Team Statistics


1985 Nebraska Cornhuskers
Nebraska Overall Team Statistics (Final)
(does not include bowl game)

                                NU    Opp.
Total First Downs..............238     167
  By Rush......................188      80
  By Pass.......................45      79
  By Penalty.....................5       8
Total Offensive Yards.........5197    3070
  Avg. Gain Per Game.........472.5   279.1
  Total Plays..................841     765
  Avg. Plays Per Game.........76.5    69.5
  Avg. Gain Per Play...........6.2     4.0
Net Yards Rushing.............4117    1333
  Avg. Gain Per Game.........374.3   121.2
  Rushing Attempts.............697     446
  Avg. Gain Per Rush...........5.9     3.0
  Yards Gained Rushing........4379    1818
  Yards Lost Rushing...........262     485
Net Yards Passing.............1080    1737
  Avg. Gain Per Game..........98.2   157.9
  Avg. Gain Per Attempt........7.5     5.4
  Avg. Gain Per Completion....19.6    11.4
  Attempts.....................144     319
  Completions...................55     153
  Percentage................. 38.2    48.0
  Had Intercepted...............11      20
Passes Intercepted by...........21      11
  Yards Returned...............363      66
  Avg. Return.................17.3     6.0
Punting Average...............41.7    40.7
  Number of Punts...............48      90
  Yards.......................2001    3659
  Had Blocked....................0       0
Punts Returned..................33      14
  Yards Returned...............278      88
  Average Return...............8.4     6.3
Kickoffs Returned...............24      57
  Yards Returned...............633     873
  Average Return..............26.4    15.3
Penalties-Yards.............55-431  53-384
  Avg. Yards Per Game.........39.2    34.9
Fumbles-Lost.................42-20   36-17
Touchdowns......................50      16
  By Rush.......................40       8
  By Pass........................6       8
  By Return......................4       0
  By Fumble Recovery.............0       0
Field Goals made/attempts....15-24    8-10
Extra Points made/attempts...49-50   15-16
  By Kick....................49-50   14-14
  By Rush......................0-0     0-1
  By Pass......................0-0     1-1
Safeties.........................2       0
Total Points...................398     136
  Avg. Per Game...............36.2    12.4
First Down Plays...............366     311
  Avg. Per Play................7.0     4.0
Third Down Conversions......63-164  46-176
  Percentage..................38.4    26.1
Fourth Down Conversions......12-20    9-15
  Percentage..................60.0    60.0
Time of Possession..........351:06  308:14
  Avg. Time of Possession....31:55   28:01


         SCORING BY QUARTERS
                  TOTAL
        1     2    3    4      F
NEB    72   143   93   90  -  398
OPP    48    26   33   29  -  136

                 AVERAGE
         1     2     3     4       F
NEB     6.5  13.0   8.5   8.2  -  36.2
OPP     4.4   2.4   3.0   2.6  -  12.4


Overall Individual Statistics


1985 Nebraska Cornhuskers
Overall Individual Statistics (Final)
(does not include bowl game)

                                   Yds/  Yds/
RUSHING      G  Att Gain Loss  Net Play  Game LP TD
DuBose       10 203 1188   27 1161  5.7 116.1 51  8
Rathman      11 118  884    3  881  7.5  80.1 84  8
Miles        10 102  706   17  689  6.8  68.9 59  5
Sheppard     11  21  302    7  295 14.0  26.8 52  4
Clayton      11  83  399  109  290  3.5  26.4 43  5
K. Jones     10  38  249    9  240  6.3  24.0 33  3
Kaelin       11  17  137    0  137  8.1  12.5 72  2
S.Taylor      5  14  112    9  103  7.4  20.6 32  2
Kelley        9  22   95    2   93  4.2  10.3 12  1
Blakeman      7  15   68    3   65  4.3   9.3 14  0
Nelson        6   5   38    0   38  7.6   6.3  9  0
J. Taylor     4   7   32    1   31  4.4   7.8 10  0
Casterline    9   8   30    1   29  3.6   3.2  9  1
T. Knox       2   4   21    0   21  5.3  10.5  7  0
Lindstrom    11   4   19    1   18  4.5   1.6  7  0
Brinson       6   2   16    2   14  7.0   2.3 16  0
Blankenship  11   0    7    0    7   .0    .6  7  0
Heibel        4   2    5    0    5  2.5   1.3  3  0
Turner       11  24   60   56    4   .2    .4 13  1
Mlinar        3   2    8    6    2  1.0    .7  8  0
Hedlund       4   2    2    0    2  1.0    .5  1  0
R.Schnitzler 11   2    1    3   -2 -1.0   -.2  1  0
Nebraska     11 697 4379  262 4117  5.9 374.3 84 40
Opponents    11 446 1818  485 1333  3.0 121.2 88  8


PASSING    G  Att  Cmp  Pct    Yds Int TD   LP  Eff.
Clayton   11   78   28  35.9   602  7   3   64  95.5
Turner    11   55   21  38.2   418  3   3   82 109.1
S.Taylor   5    6    3  50.0    38  1   0   16  69.9
Blakeman   7    5    3  60.0    22  0   0   14  97.0
Nebraska  11  144   55  38.2  1080 11   6   82  99.7
Opponents 11  319  153  48.0  1737 20   8   49  89.4


                              Yds/   Yds/
RECEIVING      G  No. Yds.    Play   Game    LP  TD
R.Schnitzler  11  16   382    23.9   34.7    64   2
Sheppard      11   9   281    31.2   25.5    82   2
R.Smith       11   8   121    15.1   11.0    29   0
DuBose        10   5    65    13.0    6.5    19   0
Lindstrom     11   3    59    19.7    5.4    31   0
Frain         11   3    59    19.7    5.4    24   0
Rathman       11   3    44    14.7    4.0    22   0
Banderas      11   2    26    13.0    2.4    14   2
Hawkins        9   2    26    13.0    2.9    14   0
Krantz         5   1    11    11.0    2.2    11   0
Brinson        6   1     5     5.0     .8     5   0
Kaelin        11   1     3     3.0     .3     3   0
Miles         10   1    -2    -2.0    -.2    -2   0
Nebraska      11  55  1080    19.6   98.2    82   6
Opponents     11 153  1737    11.4  157.9    49   8


                         PAT   PAT
SCORING        G   TD   Kick   R/P   FG    Points 
Klein         11    0   38-38   0   13-20     77
DuBose        10    8     0     0     0       48
Rathman       11    8     0     0     0       48
Sheppard      11    6     0     0     0       36
Clayton       11    5     0     0     0       30
Miles         10    5     0     0     0       30
K.Jones       10    4     0     0     0       24
Banderas      11    2     0     0     0       12
Kaelin        11    2     0     0     0       12
R.Schnitzler  11    2     0     0     0       12
Spachman      11    2     0     0     0       12
S.Taylor       5    2     0     0     0       12
C.Schnitzler   1    0    7-7    0    1-2      10
Carr          11    1     0     0     0        6
Casterline     9    1     0     0     0        6
Kelley         9    1     0     0     0        6
Turner        11    1     0     0     0        6
Cheloha        3    0    3-3    0     0        3
Drennan        2    0     0     0    1-2       3
Wingard       11    0    1-1    0     0        1
TEAM                     0-1                     
Nebraska      11   50   49-50   0   15-24    398*
Opponents     11   16   14-14  1-2   8-10    136
*Includes two safeties.


FIELD GOALS     G   1-19  20-29  30-39  40-49  50+
Klein          11   0-0    2-4    4-6    6-8   1-2
Drennan         2   0-0    0-0    0-0    1-2   0-0
C.Schnitzler    1   0-0    0-0    1-2    0-0   0-0
Nebraska       11   0-0    2-4    5-8    7-10  1-2
Opponents      11   1-1    2-2    3-3    2-3   0-1

NEBRASKA FGs: (underlined good)
(K31), (S35, S39), (K30), (K27, D42), (D47, K40, K40), (K32, K22, K43, K44, K29, K43, K43), (K46, K42, K32), (K39, K52, K50), (0), (K32), (K32).


                                                Rt
PUNTING      G   No.  Yards   Avg.   LP  Blk    Yd
Wingard     11    46   1934   42.0   70    0    42
Klein       11     2     67   33.5   35    0    48
Nebraska    11    48   2001   41.7   70    0    90
Opponents   11    90   3659   40.7   67    0   278


KICKOFF
RETURNS    G   No.   Yds   Avg.  LP  TD
DuBose    10    9    262   29.1  46   0
K.Jones   10    4    164   41.0  98   1
Kelley     9    3     72   24.0  29   0
Miles     10    4     55   13.8  26   0
Sheppard  11    2     45   22.5  31   0
Brinson    6    1     35   35.0  35   0
Frain     11    1      0    0.0   0   0
Nebraska  11   24    633   26.4  98   1
Opponents 11   57    873   15.3  37   0


PUNT RETURNS   G   No.  Yards   Avg.   LP   TD
R.Schnitzler  11   16    207    12.9   37    0
Sheppard      11    5     34     6.8   12    0
Brinson        6    7     19     2.7    9    0
Tomjack        7    1     11    11.0   11    0
Siebler       11    4      7     1.8    4    0
Nebraska      11   33    278     8.4   37    0
Opponents     11   14     88     6.3   48    0


INTERCEPTIONS  G   No.  Yards  Avg.   LP   TD
Carr          11    3     97   32.3   56    1
Washington    11    3      4    1.3    5    0
Spachman      11    2    114   57.0   76    2
Davis         11    2     27   13.5   18    0
Munford        9    2     26   13.0   24    0
Carl          11    2     23   11.5   23    0
M.Knox        11    2      3    1.5   30    0
Rozier        11    1     25   25.0   25    0
Watkins        9    1     24   24.0   24    0
Pokorny        4    1     12   12.0   12    0
Reeves         8    1      8    8.0    8    0
B.Smith        8    1      0    0.0    0    0 
Nebraska      11   21    363   17.3   76    3
Opponents     11   11     66    6.0   29    0


Overall Defensive Statistics


 
DEFENSE Munford, Marc  Knox, Mike  Skow, Jim  Parsons, Kevin  Noonan, Danny  Washington, Brian  Tucker, Scott  Spachman, Chris  Daffer, Chad  Carr, Chris  Siebler, Bryan  Smith, Brad  Miller, Cleo  Davis, Brian  Carl, Mike  Holloway, Tony  Smith, Neil  Reeves, Gregg  Thomas, Broderick Watkins, Dennis  Jones, Lee  Forch, Steve  Proffitt, Todd  Rozier, Guy  Shead, Ken  Tyrer, Brad  Tomjack, Jeff  Rogers, Phil  Etienne, LeRoy  Thayer, Dan  Shaw, Pat  Schneider, Gary  Pokorny, Brian  Reynolds, Rod  Palmer, Tony  Jamrog, Jeff  Groskurth, Danny  Welniak, Doug  Jobman, Randy  Paige, Woody  Van Dyke, Greg  Henning, Blake  Fryar, Charles
 
G 9 11 11 11 11 11 10 11 11 11 11 8 11 11 11 9 11 8 8 9 11 11 11 11 7 7 7 5 5 4 3 4 4 5 3 6 4 7 4 2 3 5 1
 
UT 43 29 43 29 33 23 17 23 20 26 17 21 17 20 13 14 10 15 8 9 8 6 4 3 3 2 3 3 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0
 
AT 24 36 10 19 14 14 18 11 11 5 13 4 6 3 8 6 9 3 5 4 4 4 2 2 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
 
TOT 67 65 53 48 47 37 35 34 31 31 30 25 23 23 21 20 19 18 13 13 12 10 9 6 5 5 3 3 3 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0
Sacks/ 
Yards 0/0 1/2 15/139 1/9 11/69 0/0 3/26 2/10 1/7 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 1/6 0/0 3/21 2/16 1/6 2/19 0/0 2/23 0/0 2/16 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 1/5 0/0 1/9 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0
 
TL/Yds 1/3 1/2 25/163 2/10 14/78 3/8 5/29 5/17 1/7 0/0 1/5 2/5 0/0 1/6 1/3 4/22 4/20 1/6 2/19 0/0 3/25 0/0 4/29 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 1/5 0/0 1/9 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0
 
Int 2 2 0 0 0 3 0 1 0 3 0 1 0 2 2 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
 
PBU 3 4 1 3 0 4 1 4 0 3 5 0 3 8 3 0 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
Fmb
Rec 2 2 2 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Blk
Kick 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Records broken or tied


NEBRASKA RECORDS BROKEN OR TIED IN 1985
INDIVIDUAL
Most yards rushing, fullback, season:
881; Tom Rathman (old record, 717 by Dick Davis, 1967).
Most touchdowns, fullback, game:
2; Tom Rathman vs. Kansas State (ties record; done four other times, most recently by Rathman vs. Kansas State, Oct. 27, 1984).
Most touchdowns, fullback, career:
12; Tom Rathman, 1983-84-85 (ties record set by Mark Schellen, 1982-83).
Most field goals made, game:
7; Dale Klein vs. Missouri (old record, 3 by several players, most recently by Kevin Seibel vs. Missouri, Oct. 23, 1982).
Most field goals made, season:
13; Dale Klein (old record, 12 by Billy Todd, 1978, and Dean Sukup, 1979).
Most consecutive field goals made:
9; Dale Klein (old record, 7 by Eddie Neil, 1981).
Most pass breakups, season:
8; Brian Davis (ties record held by six others, most recently by Bret Clark, 1982 and 1984).
Most blocked punts, game:
1; Jeff Tomjack vs. Kansas (ties record held by several, most recently by Guy Rozier vs. Kansas, 1983).
Most tackles for loss, season:
25; Jim Skow (old record, 21 by Derrie Nelson, 1980).
Most tackles for loss, career:
44; Jim Skow, 1983-84-85 (old record, 39 by Kerry Weinmaster, 1976-77-78-79).
Most yards on tackles for loss, season:
163; Jim Skow (old record, 150 by Derrie Nelson, 1980).
Most yards on tackles for loss, career:
268; Jim Skow, 1983-84-85 (old record, 231 by Willie Harper, 1970-71-72).
Most quarterback sacks, season:
15; Jim Skow (old record, 10 by Jimmy Williams, 1981).
TEAM
Most consecutive games scored in:
147; 1974 Cotton Bowl to present (continues old record).
Most consecutive winning seasons:
24; 1962-present (continues old record).
 
BIG EIGHT RECORDS BROKEN OR TIED IN 1985
INDIVIDUAL
Most points scored by kicking, game:
22; Dale Klein vs. Missouri (old record, 21 by Bruce Kallmeyer, Kansas vs. Wichita State, Sept. 17, 1983).
Most field goals made, game:
7; Dale Klein vs. Missouri (old record, 5 by Bruce Kallmeyer, Kansas vs. Nebraska, Oct. 31, 1981; Larry Roach, Oklahoma State vs. Missouri, Oct. 30, 1982; Kallmeyer vs. Wichita State, Sept. 17, 1983).
Most field goals attempted, game:
7; Dale Klein vs. Missouri (old record, 6 by Henry Brown, Missouri vs. Air Force, Sept. 20, 1969; Bruce Kallmeyer, Kansas vs. Wichita State, Sept. 17, 1983).
TEAM
Most field goals made, game:
7; vs. Missouri (old record 5 by three teams).
Most field goals attempted, game:
7; vs. Missouri (old record 6 by Missouri vs. Air Force, 1969; Kansas vs. Wichita State, 1983).
Most consecutive winning seasons:
24; 1962-present (continues old record).
 
NCAA RECORDS BROKEN OR TIED IN 1985
INDIVIDUAL
Most field goals made, half:
5; Dale Klein vs. Missouri (old record, 4 by several players).
Most field goals made, game:
7; Dale Klein vs. Missouri (ties record set by Mike Prindle, Western Michigan vs. Marshall, Sept. 29, 1984, 9 att.)
Most field-goal attempts, no misses:
7; Dale Klein vs. Missouri (old record, 6 by four players, most recently by Bobby Raymond, Florida vs. Kentucky, Nov. 17, 1984).