1987 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team

American college football season

1987 Nebraska Cornhuskers football

Fiesta Bowl, L 28–31 vs. Florida State

Conference| Big Eight Conference
Ranking
Coaches| No. 6
AP| No. 6
Record| 10–2 (6–1 Big 8)
Head coach|

* Tom Osborne (15th season)

Offensive coordinator| Tom Osborne (18th season)
Offensive scheme| I formation
Defensive coordinator| Charlie McBride (7th season)
Home stadium| Memorial Stadium

Seasons

<- 1986

1988 ->

1987 Big Eight Conference football standings

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Team | W |  | L |  | T |  |  | W |  | L |  | T
No. 3 Oklahoma $  | 7  | - | 0  | - | 0 |  |  | 11  | - | 1  | - | 0
No. 6 Nebraska | 6  | - | 1  | - | 0 |  |  | 10  | - | 2  | - | 0
No. 11 Oklahoma State | 5  | - | 2  | - | 0 |  |  | 10  | - | 2  | - | 0
Colorado | 4  | - | 3  | - | 0 |  |  | 7  | - | 4  | - | 0
Missouri | 3  | - | 4  | - | 0 |  |  | 5  | - | 6  | - | 0
Iowa State | 2  | - | 5  | - | 0 |  |  | 3  | - | 8  | - | 0
Kansas | 0  | - | 6  | - | 1 |  |  | 1  | - | 9  | - | 1
Kansas State | 0  | - | 6  | - | 1 |  |  | 0  | - | 10  | - | 1

* $ - Conference champion

Rankings from AP Poll

The 1987 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team represented the University of Nebraska–Lincoln in the 1987 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team was coached by Tom Osborne and played their home games in Memorial Stadium in Lincoln, Nebraska.

## Schedule[edit]

Date| Time| Opponent| Rank| Site| TV| Result| Attendance| Source

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September 5| 1:30 pm| Utah State*| No. 2|

* Memorial Stadium
* Lincoln, NE

| | W 56–12| 75,910|
September 12| 4:00 pm| No. 3 UCLA*| No. 2|

* Memorial Stadium
* Lincoln, NE

| ESPN| W 42–33| 76,313|
September 26| 2:30 pm| at No. 12 Arizona State*| No. 2|

* Sun Devil Stadium
* Tempe, AZ

| ABC| W 35–28| 71,264|
October 3| 3:00 pm| South Carolina*| No. 2|

* Memorial Stadium
* Lincoln, NE

| ESPN| W 30–21| 76,061| [1]
October 10| 1:30 pm| Kansas| No. 2|

* Memorial Stadium
* Lincoln, NE (rivalry)

| | W 54–2| 76,053|
October 17| 1:30 pm| at No. 12 Oklahoma State| No. 2|

* Lewis Field
* Stillwater, OK

| CBS| W 35–0| 50,440|
October 24| 1:30 pm| Kansas State| No. 2|

* Memorial Stadium
* Lincoln, NE (rivalry)

| | W 56–3| 76,106|
October 31| 1:30 pm| at Missouri| No. 2|

* Faurot Field
* Columbia, Missouri (rivalry)

| | W 42–7| 55,594|
November 7| 1:30 pm| Iowa State| No. 2|

* Memorial Stadium
* Lincoln, NE

| | W 42–3| 76,001|
November 21| 2:30 pm| No. 2 Oklahoma| No. 1|

* Memorial Stadium
* Lincoln, NE (rivalry)

| CBS| L 7–17| 76,663|
November 28| 3:00 pm| at Colorado| No. 5|

* Folsom Field
* Boulder, CO (rivalry)

| ESPN| W 24–7| 52,026|
January 1| 12:30 pm| vs. No. 3 Florida State*| No. 5|

* Sun Devil Stadium
* Tempe, AZ (Fiesta Bowl)

| NBC| L 28–31| 72,112|

* *Non-conference game
* Homecoming
* Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
* All times are in Central time

## Rankings[edit]

See also: 1987 NCAA Division I-A football rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking| Week

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Poll| Pre| 1| 2| 3| 4| 5| 6| 7| 8| 9| 10| 11| 12| 13| 14| Final
AP| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 1| 5| 5| 5| 6
Coaches| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 6

## Game summaries[edit]

### Utah State[edit]

Utah State at Nebraska [box score]  |  | 1 | 2| 3| 4| Total

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Utah State | 0 | 3| 3| 6 | 12
• Nebraska | 7 | 21| 21| 7 | 56

* Date: 1987-09-05
* Location: Memorial Stadium, Lincoln, Nebraska
* Game attendance: 75,910

Nebraska QB Steve Taylor rushed for 157 yards, breaking a 35-year-old Cornhusker quarterback record, and Nebraska returned two punts for touchdowns, tying its own Big 8 record. Nebraska rolled over Utah State with 515 rushing yards while holding the Aggies to -1 yard.

### UCLA[edit]

UCLA at Nebraska [box score]  |  | 1 | 2| 3| 4| Total

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UCLA | 7 | 3| 7| 16 | 33
• Nebraska | 0 | 14| 14| 14 | 42

* Date: 1987-09-12
* Location: Memorial Stadium, Lincoln, Nebraska
* Game attendance: 76,313

Memorial Stadium recorded its 150th consecutive sellout as #2 Nebraska defeated #3 UCLA. This was the first time two teams from the Top 3 had played in Lincoln. Nebraska QB Steve Taylor's five TD passes tied a Big 8 record set in 1938.

### Arizona State[edit]

Nebraska at Arizona State [box score]  |  | 1 | 2| 3| 4| Total

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• Nebraska | 0 | 14| 7| 14 | 35
Arizona State | 0 | 6| 15| 7 | 28

* Date: 1987-09-26
* Location: Sun Devil Stadium, Tempe, Arizona
* Game attendance: 71,264

Following a late ASU game-tying score resulting from a fumble by Nebraska QB Steve Taylor, Nebraska IB Keith Jones tore off a 62-yard run with 3:37 remaining to set up the winning series as Nebraska triumphed over the #12 Sun Devils.

### South Carolina[edit]

South Carolina at Nebraska [box score]  |  | 1 | 2| 3| 4| Total

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South Carolina | 0 | 7| 14| 0 | 21
• Nebraska | 3 | 10| 0| 17 | 30

* Date: 1987-10-03
* Location: Memorial Stadium, Lincoln, Nebraska
* Game attendance: 76,061

South Carolina was leading 21–13 in the 3rd as Nebraska QB Steve Taylor left the game with a shoulder injury. After that, Nebraska regained the momentum, holding the Gamecocks to just 9 yards total, recovering a fumble to set up a score, and adding a late interception and field goal to put up the win.

### Kansas[edit]

Kansas at Nebraska [box score]  |  | 1 | 2| 3| 4| Total

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Kansas | 0 | 0| 0| 2 | 2
• Nebraska | 17 | 10| 14| 13 | 54

* Date: 1987-10-10
* Location: Memorial Stadium, Lincoln, Nebraska
* Game attendance: 76,053

Nebraska cruised against a weak Kansas team, as Nebraska QB Clete Blakeman filled in for injured starting QB Steve Taylor.

### Oklahoma State[edit]

Nebraska at Oklahoma State [box score]  |  | 1 | 2| 3| 4| Total

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• Nebraska | 7 | 14| 7| 7 | 35
Oklahoma State | 0 | 0| 0| 0 | 0

* Date: 1987-10-17
* Location: Lewis Field, Stillwater, Oklahoma
* Game attendance: 54,440

Nebraska continued their 26-year winning streak against the Cowboys, putting a stop to #12 Oklahoma State's best start and best winning streak since 1945. Cowboys RB Thurman Thomas, at that time the NCAA rushing leader, was held to just 7 yards in 9 carries.

### Kansas State[edit]

Kansas State Wildcats (0–6) at #2 Nebraska Cornhuskers (6–0)

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Kansas St | 0 | 3 | 0| 0| 3
Nebraska | 21 | 14 | 14| 7| 56

at Memorial Stadium, Lincoln, Nebraska

* Date: October 24, 1987
* Game attendance: 76,106
* Box Score

Nebraska secured their 26th consecutive winning season, tying the NCAA record, and rolled up 459 rushing yards using 17 rushing players, while the Cornhusker defense prevented a touchdown for the third game in a row.

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Kansas St  | Passing | Gary Swim | 12/29, 118 Yds, INT
Rushing | Lee Pickett | 9 Rush, 44 Yds
Receiving | Kent Dean | 5 Rec, 59 Yds
Nebraska  | Passing | Clete Blakeman | 9/10, 165 Yds, TD
Rushing | Tyreese Knox | 8 Rush, 100 Yds, TD
Receiving | Todd Millikan | 3 Rec, 46 Yds
Scoring summary

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1  | 13:18  | 3  | 66  |  | Nebraska  | Steve Taylor 49-yard touchdown run, Chris Drennan kick good  | 0  | 7
1  | 8:23  | 10  | 39  |  | Nebraska  | Tom Banderas 15-yard touchdown reception from Steve Taylor, Chris Drennan kick good  | 0  | 14
1  | 0:25  | 10  | 80  |  | Nebraska  | Richard Bell 46-yard touchdown run, Chris Drennan kick good  | 0  | 21
2  | 7:07  | 10  | 56  |  | Nebraska  | Clete Blakeman 1-yard touchdown run, Chris Drennan kick good  | 0  | 28
2  | 2:24  | 3  | 1  |  | Kansas St  | 29-yard field goal by Mark Porter  | 3  | 28
2  | 0:00  | 7  | 88  |  | Nebraska  | Hendley Hawkins 40-yard touchdown reception from Clete Blakeman, Chris Drennan kick good  | 3  | 35
3  | 8:17  | 7  | 47  |  | Nebraska  | Micah Heibel 3-yard touchdown run, Chris Drennan kick good  | 3  | 42
3  | 0:41  | 10  | 83  |  | Nebraska  | Gerry Gdowski 10-yard touchdown run, Chris Drennan kick good  | 3  | 49
4  | 10:53  | 3  | 63  |  | Nebraska  | Tyreese Knox 50-yard touchdown run, Chris Drennan kick good  | 3  | 56
"TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. | 3  | 56

### Missouri[edit]

Nebraska at Missouri [box score]  |  | 1 | 2| 3| 4| Total

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• Nebraska | 7 | 21| 7| 7 | 42
Missouri | 0 | 7| 0| 0 | 7

* Date: 1987-10-31
* Location: Faurot Field, Columbia, Missouri
* Game attendance: 55,594

The NCAA touchdown pass record from 1938 was tied by Nebraska for the second time in this season as the Cornhusker offense scored in all four quarters for the 4th game in a row, though the defense finally allowed their first touchdown in 15 quarters.

### Iowa State[edit]

Iowa State at Nebraska [box score]  |  | 1 | 2| 3| 4| Total

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Iowa State | 0 | 0| 3| 0 | 3
• Nebraska | 14 | 14| 7| 7 | 42

* Date: 1987-11-07
* Location: Memorial Stadium, Lincoln, Nebraska
* Game attendance: 76,001

The Cornhuskers locked up their 19th consecutive 9-win season while piling up 666 total yards of offense as they rocketed to a 28–0 halftime lead before coasting to another win.

### Oklahoma[edit]

See also: 1987 Oklahoma Sooners football team and Nebraska–Oklahoma football rivalry

#2 Oklahoma Sooners (10–0) at #1 Nebraska Cornhuskers (9–0)

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Oklahoma | 0 | 0 | 14| 3| 17
Nebraska | 7 | 0 | 0| 0| 7

at Memorial Stadium • Lincoln, Nebraska

* Date: November 21
* Game weather: Sunny
* Game attendance: 76,663
* TV announcers (CBS): Brent Musburger and Pat Haden
* HuskerMax

Game information

Oklahoma

* Charles Thompson
2/9, 25 Yds
* Patrick Collins
13 Rush, 131 Yds, TD
* Keith Jackson
1 Rec, 21 Yds

Nebraska

* Steve Taylorr
6/18, 58 Yds, 3 INT
* Keith Jones
15 Rush, 94 Yds, TD
* Richard Bell
2 Rec, 18 Yds

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Billed as "Game of the Century II", this first-ever #1 vs. #2 matchup in Memorial Stadium brought a halt to the Cornhuskers' title hopes. Nebraska had taken away Oklahoma's #1 ranking before this game, and gave it back as the Cornhuskers struggled to move the ball after their first and only score. The Sooners went on to win their 4th straight Big 8 Championship.

Scoring summary

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Plays | Yards  | TOP | OU  | NEB
1  | 1:28  |  | 84  |  | Nebraska  | Jones 25-yard touchdown run, Drennan kick good  | 7  | 0
3  | 12:48  | 2  | 13  |  | Oklahoma  | Stafford 11-yard touchdown run, Lashar kick good  | 7  | 7
3  | 1:39  |  |  |  | Oklahoma  | Collins 65-yard touchdown run, Lashar kick good  | 14  | 7
4  | 7:40  |  |  |  | Oklahoma  | 27-yard field goal by Lashar  | 17  | 7
"TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. | 17  | 7

### Colorado[edit]

Nebraska at Colorado [box score]  |  | 1 | 2| 3| 4| Total

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• Nebraska | 0 | 10| 7| 7 | 24
Colorado | 0 | 0| 7| 0 | 7

* Date: 1987-11-28
* Location: Folsom Field, Boulder, Colorado
* Game attendance: 52,026

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2| 13:54| NEB| Steve Taylor 5-yard run (Chris Drennan kick)| NEB 7-0
2| 3:41| NEB| Chris Drennan 50-yard field goal| NEB 10-0
3| 11:54| NEB| Keith Jones 50-yard run (Chris Drennan kick)| NEB 17-0
3| 4:57| COL| George Hemingway 4-yard pass from Mark Hatcher (David DeLine kick)| NEB 17-7
4| 9:34| NEB| Keith Jones 44-yard run (Chris Drennan kick)| NEB 24-7

Nebraska recovered from the Oklahoma loss and obtained their revenge for last year's loss to Colorado by taking out their frustrations on the Buffaloes in Boulder. Nebraska IB Keith Jones' 248 yards lifted him into a career 3rd-place ranking among Cornhusker runners.

### Florida State[edit]

Florida State vs Nebraska [box score]  |  | 1 | 2| 3| 4| Total

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• Florida State | 0 | 21| 3| 7 | 31
Nebraska | 14 | 0| 14| 0 | 28

* Date: 1988-01-01
* Location: Sun Devil Stadium, Tempe, Arizona
* Game attendance: 72,112

Nebraska lost after leading by 4 midway through the 4th. A Seminole defender stripped the ball from Nebraska IB Tyreese Knox as he ran in from the FSU 2, which set up a 97-yard FSU march for the winning touchdown with 3:07 left to play.

## Personnel[edit]

### Roster[edit]

1987 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team roster

Players  | Coaches
Offense | Pos. | # | Name | Class

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C | `59` | Jeff Anderson | So
C | `53` | Mark Antonietti | Jr
G | `58` | R.G. Arneson | So
SE | `81` | Chip Bahe | So
TE | `87` | Tom Banderas | Sr
WB | `18` | Vance Behrens | Sr
WB | `21` | Richard Bell | So
QB | `12` | Clete Blakeman | Sr
OT | `69` | Bill Bobbora | So
WB | `33` | Dana Brinson | Jr
FB | `29` | Bryan Carpenter | Jr
IB | `32` | Ken Clark | So
IB | `1` | Ray Coleman | Jr
FB | `45` | Doug Dalton | Sr
QB | `14` | Jerry Dunlap | So
OT | `77` | Jim Ernest | Jr
QB | `4` | Gerry Gdowski | So
OT | `67` | Doug Glaser | So
OT | `73` | Derrick Green | Sr
SE | `19` | Morgan Gregory | So
G | `74` | Mike Griffin | So
WB | `82` | Hendley Hawkins | Sr
FB | `48` | Micah Heibel | Sr
WB | `27` | Jim Holscher | Sr
OT | `70` | Corey Bill Hudson | Sr
IB | `6` | Keith Jones | Sr
G | `65` | Andy Keeler | Jr
IB | `40` | Jon Kelley | Sr
IB | `34` | Tyreese Knox | Jr
TE | `85` | Monte Kratzenstein | So
FB | `41` | Tom Lenneman | Sr
OT | `57` | Keven Lightner | Sr
G | `61` | John McCormick | Sr
SE | `83` | Tim McCoy | So
TE | `43` | Todd Millikan | Jr
G | `76` | John Nelson | Jr
TE | `86` | Keith Neubert | Sr
C | `63` | John Nichols | Sr
C | `54` | Chris O'Gara | So
IB | `20` | Terry Rodgers | So
G | `64` | John Roschal | So
OT | `72` | Brad Rother | So
FB | `25` | Sam Schmidt | So
WB | `2` | Von Sheppard | Sr
OT | `62` | Bob Sledge | Jr
SE | `88` | Rod Smith | Sr
G | `` | John Strasheim |
QB | `9` | Steve Taylor | Jr
WB | `31` | Jamie Worden | Jr
C | `68` | Jake Young | So
Defense | Pos. | # | Name | Class

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S | `23` | Mark Blazek | Jr
OLB | `81` | Kurt Broer | Jr
DT | `95` | Paul Brungardt | Fr
LB | `49` | Chris Caliendo | So
CB | `7` | McCathorn Clayton | Sr
SS | `17` | Reggie Cooper | Fr
CB | `17` | Jon Crippen | Fr
OLB | `88` | Mike Croel | Fr
CB | `28` | John Custard | Jr
LB | `47` | LeRoy Etienne | Jr
LB | `51` | Brad Ferguson | So
LB | `38` | Steve Forch | Sr
CB | `10` | Charles Fryar | Jr
DT | `84` | Willie Griffin | Jr
LB | `36` | Bob Hansen | So
CB | `8` | Lorenzo Hicks | Jr
S | `4` | Tim Jackson | Jr
DE | `80` | Jeff Jamrog | Sr
LB | `55` | Randall Jobman | So
DT | `98` | Lee Jones | Sr
CB | `5` | Tahaun Lewis | Fr
DT | `94` | Jeff Long | So
DE | `93` | Jon Marco | Jr
S | `2` | Dan McArdle | So
CB | `3` | Kurt McCallum | So
DE | `42` | Jeff Mills | So
MG | `74` | Mike Murray | So
DE | `90` | Harlan Opie | Sr
DT | `97` | Tony Palmer | Sr
MG | `96` | Lawrence Pete | Jr
MG | `92` | Sean Putnam | Jr
S | `18` | John Richman | So
DT | `78` | Tim Rother | Sr
S | `26` | Marvin Sanders | So
DT | `66` | Kurt Skradis | Jr
DT | `99` | Neil Smith | Sr
DE | `56` | Steve Stanard | Jr
DE | `89` | Broderick Thomas | Jr
S | `11` | Jeff Tomjack | Sr
DT | `75` | Ray Valladao | So
S | `41` | Scott Vampola | So
CB | `27` | Cartier Walker | Jr
DE | `83` | Kenny Walker | So
S | `5` | Brian Washington | Sr
MG | `91` | Kent Wells | So
LB | `37` | Doug Welniak | Sr
S | `1` | Rick Wendland | So
LB | `24` | Dante Wiley | Jr
S | `15` | Wendell Wooten | Jr
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PK | `44` | Gregg Barrios | So
PK | `39` | Dave Cheloha | Jr
PK | `16` | Chris Drennan | So
P | `46` | John Kroeker | Jr
P/PK | `13` | Craig Schnitzler | Sr

Head coach

* Tom Osborne
15th season
24th year at Nebraska
Alma mater: Nebraska

Coordinators/assistant coaches

* Charlie McBride
7th season as DC/DL coach
11th year at Nebraska
Alma mater: Colorado
* Ron Brown
1st season as WR/TE coach
1st year at Nebraska
Alma mater: Brown
* Dan Young
5th season as OL/K coach
5th year at Nebraska
Alma mater: Reed
* Milt Tenopir
14th season as OL coach
14th year at Nebraska
Alma mater: Sterling
* Tony Samuel
2nd season as OLB coach
2nd year at Nebraska
Alma mater: Nebraska
* George Darlington
DB coach
15th year at Nebraska
Alma mater: Rutgers
* Frank Solich
5th season as RB coach
9th year at Nebraska
Alma mater: Nebraska
* Boyd Epley
19th season as S&C coach
19th year at Nebraska
Alma mater: Nebraska
* Jack Pierce
9th year at Nebraska
* John Melton
15th season as LB coach
26th year at Nebraska
Alma mater: Wyoming

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Legend

* (C) Team captain
* (S) Suspended
* (I) Ineligible

* Injured
* Redshirt

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Roster
Last update: 2011-01-17

### Depth chart[edit]

Defense

| FS

Mark Blazek
Tim Jackson
Wendell Wooten

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Jeff Jamrog  | Leroy Etienne  | Steve Forch  | Broderick Thomas
Jon Marco  | Randall Jobmon  | Doug Welniak  | Mike Croel
Jeff Mills  | Brad Ferguson  | Chris Caliendo  | Harlan Opie
| SS

Brian Washingtion
Reggie Cooper
Jeff Tomjack
| CB

Charles Fryar
Tahaun Lewis
Marvin Sanders

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Neil Smith  | Lawrence Pete  | Tim Rother
Lee Jones  | Mike Murray  | Ray Valladao
Paul Brungardt  | Kent Wells  | Willie Griffin
|  | CB

Lorenzo Hicks
McCathorn Clayton
Cartier Walker
Jon Custard

Offense

| WR

Rod Smith
Hendley Hawkins
Morgan Gregory
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Bob Sledge  | Andy Keeler  | Jake Young  | John McCormick  | Kevin Lightner
Derrick Green  | John Nelson  | John Nichols  | John Roschal  | Doug Glaser
Corey B Hudson  | Mark Antonietti  | Jeff Anderson  | John Strasheim  | Bill Bobbora
| TE

Todd Millikan
Tom Banderas
Keith Neubert
| WR

Dana Brinson
Richard Bell
Von Sheppard
|  | QB

Steve Taylor
Clete Blakeman
Gerry Gdowski
|  | RB

Keith Jones
Tyreese Knox
Ken Clark

|  | FB

Micah Heibel
Bryan Carpenter
Sam Schmidt
| Special teams

PK Chris Drennan
P John Kroeker

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## Awards[edit]

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Award  | Name(s)

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All-America 1st team  | John McCormick, Neil Smith, Steve Taylor, Broderick Thomas
All-Big 8 1st team  | LeRoy Etienne, Steve Forch, Keith Jones, Kevin Lightner, John McCormick, Tim Rother, Neil Smith, Steve Taylor, Broderick Thomas
All-Big 8 2nd team  | Tom Banderas, Charles Fryar, Bob Sledge, Rod Smith, Jake Young
All-Big 8 honorable mention  | Mark Blazek, Lee Jones

## NFL and pro players[edit]

The following Nebraska players who participated in the 1987 season later moved on to the next level and joined a professional or semi-pro team as draftees or free agents.[3]

Name  | Team

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Richard Bell | Pittsburgh Steelers
Dana Brinson | San Diego Chargers
Ken Clark | Indianapolis Colts
Reggie Cooper | Dallas Cowboys
Mike Croel | Denver Broncos
LeRoy Etienne | San Francisco 49ers
Tim Jackson | Dallas Cowboys
Keith Jones | Cleveland Browns
Jeff Mills | San Diego Chargers
Keith Neubert | New York Jets
Lawrence Pete | Detroit Lions
Tim Rother | Los Angeles Raiders
Von Sheppard | Coventry Jets
Neil Smith | Kansas City Chiefs
Steve Taylor | Edmonton Eskimos
Broderick Thomas | Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Kenny Walker | Denver Broncos
Brian Washington | Cleveland Browns
Kent Wells | New York Giants

## References[edit]

1. ^ "Huskers survive Gamecock test". The Grand Island Independent. October 4, 1987. Retrieved February 1, 2024 - via Newspapers.com.
2. ^ 1987 Husker Honors
3. ^ All Time NFL Huskers

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