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1991 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team
American college football season
American college football season
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| year | 1991 |
| team | Nebraska Cornhuskers |
| sport | football |
| conference | Big Eight Conference |
| short_conf | Big Eight |
| CoachRank | 16 |
| APRank | 15 |
| record | 9–2–1 |
| conf_record | 6–0–1 |
| head_coach | Tom Osborne |
| hc_year | 19th |
| off_scheme | I formation |
| def_coach | Charlie McBride |
| dc_year | 11th |
| def_scheme | [3–4](3-4-defense) |
| stadium | Memorial Stadium |
| champion | Big Eight co-champion |
| bowl | [Orange Bowl](1992-orange-bowl) |
| bowl_result | L 0–22 vs. [Miami (FL)](1991-miami-hurricanes-football-team) |
The 1991 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team represented the University of Nebraska–Lincoln in the 1991 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
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Roster and coaching staff
- Tom Osborne19th season 28th year at Nebraska Alma mater: Nebraska
- Charlie McBride11th season as DC/DL coach 15th year at Nebraska Alma mater: Colorado
- Kevin Steele3rd season as LB coach 3rd year at Nebraska Alma mater: Tennessee
- Ron Brown5th season as WR/TE coach 5th year at Nebraska Alma mater: Brown
- Dan Young9th season as OL/K coach 9th year at Nebraska Alma mater: Reed
- Milt Tenopir18th season as OL coach 18th year at Nebraska Alma mater: Sterling
- Tony Samuel6th season as OLB coach 6th year at Nebraska Alma mater: Nebraska
- George DarlingtonDB coach 19th year at Nebraska Alma mater: Rutgers
- Frank Solich9th season as RB coach 13th year at Nebraska Alma mater: Nebraska
- Boyd Epley23rd season as S&C coach 23rd year at Nebraska Alma mater: Nebraska
- Jack Pierce13th year at Nebraska
- Bill Busch2nd year at Nebraska
1991 Depth chart
Calvin Jones Corey Dixon Troy Branch
Game summaries
Utah State
Colorado State
Washington
Arizona State
Oklahoma State
Kansas State
Missouri
Colorado
Kansas
Iowa State
Oklahoma
Miami (FL)
Rankings
Awards
| Award | Name(s) |
|---|---|
| All-America 2nd team | Will Shields |
| All-America 3rd team | Derek Brown, Johnny Mitchell |
| Big Eight coach of the Year | Tom Osborne |
| Big Eight Offensive Player of the Year | Keithen McCant |
| Big Eight Offensive Newcomer of the Year | Calvin Jones |
| All-Big Eight 1st team | Brian Boerboom, Jon Bostick, Derek Brown, Tyrone Legette, Keithen McCant, Johnny Mitchell, Will Shields, Mike Stigge, Erik Wiegert |
| All-Big Eight 2nd team | Steve Carmer, Curtis Cotton, Pat Engelbert, Travis Hill, Calvin Jones, Mike Petko |
| All-Big Eight honorable mention | Mike Anderson, Byron Bennett, Tyrone Byrd, Lance Lewis, John Parrella, Jim Scott, William Washington, David White, Kenny Wilhite |
NFL and pro players
The following Nebraska players who participated in the 1991 season later moved on to the next level and joined a professional or semi-pro team as draftees or free agents.
| Name | Team |
|---|---|
| **Trev Alberts** | Indianapolis Colts |
| **Mike Anderson** | Amsterdam Admirals |
| **Derek Brown** | New Orleans Saints |
| **Terris Chorney** | Edmonton Eskimos |
| **Doug Colman** | New York Giants |
| **Corey Dixon** | Atlanta Falcons |
| **Troy Dumas** | Kansas City Chiefs |
| **Travis Hill** | Cleveland Browns |
| **Tyrone Hughes** | New Orleans Saints |
| **Calvin Jones** | Los Angeles Raiders |
| **Donta Jones** | Pittsburgh Steelers |
| **Tyrone Legette** | New Orleans Saints |
| **Keithen McCant** | Winnipeg Blue Bombers |
| **Johnny Mitchell** | New York Jets |
| **John Parrella** | Buffalo Bills |
| **John Reece** | Kansas City Chiefs |
| **Cory Schlesinger** | Detroit Lions |
| **Will Shields** | Kansas City Chiefs |
| **Brenden Stai** | Pittsburgh Steelers |
| **Ed Stewart** | Carolina Panthers |
| **Nate Turner** | Buffalo Bills |
| **David White** | New England Patriots |
| **Zach Wiegert** | Los Angeles Rams |
| **Rob Zatechka** | New York Giants |
References
References
- "Football – 1991 Schedule/Results". University of Nebraska-Lincoln Athletics Department.
- [https://www.huskermax.com/games/1991/08colorado.html HuskerMax]. Retrieved 2018-Dec-09.
- [https://www.huskermax.com/games/1991/11oklahoma.html HuskerMax]. Retrieved 2018-Dec-09.
- [https://www.huskermax.com/games/1991/12miami.html HuskerMax]. Retrieved 2018-Dec-09.
- [http://www.huskermax.com/honors/honors_1991.html 1991 Husker Honors]
- "All Time NFL Huskers".
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