#5 Nebraska Cornhuskers

1986 Roster

NO.	NAME	POS	HEIGHT	WEIGHT	CLASS
68	Dan Bailey D. Bailey	OL	6'2"	260	JR
87	Tom Banderas T. Banderas	TE	6'3"	240	JR
44	Gregg Barrios G. Barrios	K	5'9"	165	FR
18	Vance Behrens V. Behrens	RB	5'9"	185	JR
21	Richard Bell R. Bell	RB		190	SO
12	Clete Blakeman C. Blakeman	QB		190	JR
23	Mark Blazek M. Blazek	DB	6'2"	200	JR
33	Dana Brinson D. Brinson	RB	5'9"	170	SO
58	Dave Bryan D. Bryan	DL	6'2"	260	SR
42	Mike Carl M. Carl	DB	5'11"	180	SR
45	Chris Carr C. Carr	DB	6'2"	195	SR
24	Dan Casterline D. Casterline	FB	5'11"	225	SR
31	Gene Chealey G. Chealey	DB	5'10"	195	JR
7	McCathorn Clayton M. Clayton	DB	6'0"	190	JR
54	Mark Cooper M. Cooper	OL	6'2"	250	SR
28	John Custard J. Custard	DB	5'9"	175	SO
	Doug Dalton D. Dalton	FB	5'10"	205	JR
32	Brian Davis B. Davis	DB	6'2"	190	SR
81	Mark Diaz M. Diaz	TE	6'2"	220	SR
44	Chris Drennan C. Drennan	K	5'9"	175	SO
22	Doug DuBose D. DuBose		5'11"	190	SR
77	Jim Ernest J. Ernest	OL	6'3"	255	SO
47	LeRoy Etienne L. Etienne	LB		235	SO
38	Steve Forch S. Forch	LB	6'2"	240	SR
10	Charles Fryar C. Fryar	DB	5'10"	170	SO
67	Ron Galois R. Galois	OL	6'2"	275	SR
86	Jason Gamble J. Gamble	WR	5'11"	170	SO
8	Pernell Gatson P. Gatson	RB	5'11"	190	SR
73	Derrick Green D. Green	OL	6'0"	285	JR
	Morgan Gregory M. Gregory	WR
84	Willie Griffin W. Griffin		6'2"	280	SO
52	Danny Groskurth D. Groskurth		6'4"	260	JR
84	Mike Hall M. Hall	TE	6'0"	225	JR
82	Hendley Hawkins H. Hawkins	WR	5'10"	185	JR
48	Micah Heibel M. Heibel	FB	6'2"	220	JR
39	Blake Henning B. Henning	LB	6'0"	220	JR
8	Lorenzo Hicks L. Hicks	DB	5'11"	195	SO
75	Mike Hoefler M. Hoefler	OL	6'5"	255	SR
91	Tony Holloway T. Holloway	DL	6'3"	205	SR
27	Jim Holscher J. Holscher	RB	5'10"	180	JR
70	Corey Bill Hudson C. Bill Hudson	OL	6'3"	265	JR
80	Jeff Jamrog J. Jamrog	DL	6'2"	225	JR
55	Randall Jobman R. Jobman	DL	6'3"	255	SO
64	Brad Johnson B. Johnson	OL	6'3"	265	SR
6	Keith Jones K. Jones		5'10"	190	JR
98	Lee Jones L. Jones			235	JR
49	Ken Kaelin K. Kaelin	FB	5'10"	225	SR
65	Andy Keeler A. Keeler	OL	6'3"	265	SO
40	Jon Kelley J. Kelley			205	JR
1	Dale Klein D. Klein	K		195	SR
34	Tyreese Knox T. Knox	FB	5'10"	215	SO
45	John Kroeker J. Kroeker	P	5'11"	180	SO
57	Keven Lightner K. Lightner	OL	6'2"	285	JR
72	Rob Maggard R. Maggard	OL	6'3"	265	SR
93	Jon Marco J. Marco	DL		230	SO
61	John McCormick J. McCormick	OL		265	JR
17	Cleo Miller C. Miller	DB	5'9"	180	SR
43	Todd Millikan T. Millikan	TE	6'3"	230	SO
16	Jerry Mlinar J. Mlinar	QB		200	SR
41	Marc Munford M. Munford	LB	6'2"	230	SR
4	Ray Nelson R. Nelson	RB	5'8"	185	SR
63	John Nichols J. Nichols	OL	6'2"	265	JR
95	Danny Noonan D. Noonan	DL	6'4"	280	SR
94	Bump Novacek B. Novacek	DL	6'4"	220	SO
90	Harlan Opie H. Opie	DL	6'2"	215	JR
97	Tony Palmer T. Palmer		6'7"	275	JR
74	Stan Parker S. Parker	OL	6'5"	270	SR
35	Kevin Parsons K. Parsons	LB	6'3"	240	SR
96	Lawrence Pete L. Pete	DL	6'2"	280	SO
92	Sean Putnam S. Putnam	DL	6'3"	255	SO
20	Terry Rodgers T. Rodgers		5'7"	160	FR
78	Tim Rother T. Rother		6'3"	230	JR
26	Marvin Sanders M. Sanders	DB	5'10"	175	SO
3	Gary Schneider G. Schneider		6'0"	195	SR
13	Craig Schnitzler C. Schnitzler	P	5'7"	220	JR
85	Robb Schnitzler R. Schnitzler	WR	5'9"	175	SR
53	Jeff Sellentin J. Sellentin	OL	6'3"	255	SR
51	Pat Shaw P. Shaw	LB		245	SR
2	Von Sheppard V. Sheppard	RB	5'10"	185	JR
19	Bryan Siebler B. Siebler	DB	6'0"	195	SR
66	Kurt Skradis K. Skradis		6'3"	250	SO
62	Bob Sledge B. Sledge	OL	6'2"	265	SO
99	Neil Smith N. Smith		6'6"	250	JR
88	Rod Smith R. Smith	WR	6'2"	195	JR
76	Chris Spachman C. Spachman		6'4"	265	SR
9	Steve Taylor S. Taylor	QB	5'11"	195	SO
29	Dan Thayer D. Thayer	DB	6'2"	195	SR
89	Broderick Thomas B. Thomas	DL	6'2"	235	SO
11	Jeff Tomjack J. Tomjack			205	JR
14	Jim Toner J. Toner	P	6'0"	185	SO
83	Brad Tyrer B. Tyrer	DL	6'2"	220	SR
28	Brent VonEssen B. VonEssen	RB	5'10"	180
5	Brian Washington B. Washington			220	JR
37	Doug Welniak D. Welniak	LB	5'11"	220	JR
69	Tom Welter T. Welter	OL	6'5"	280	SR
25	Jeff Wheeler J. Wheeler		5'10"	175	SO
24	Dante Wiley D. Wiley	LB	6'0"	240	SO
15	Wendell Wooten W. Wooten	QB		200	SO
68	Jake Young J. Young	OL	6'4"	250	FR

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CFB 2026 Leaders

Pass Yards Leaders

1,499

Maiava

1,453

Jennings

1,423

Atkinson

Rush Yards Leaders

644

Sheppard

600

Baugh

592

Riley

Rec Yards Leaders

617

Smith

585

Legree

564

Toney

Pass TD Leaders

14

Taylor

14

Mensah

14

Maiava

Rush TD Leaders

11

Baugh

9

Hawkins

9

Knight

Rec TD Leaders

7

Duff

7

Dixon

7

Smith

QB Rating Leaders

228.2

Mensah

209.1

Stockton

204.6

Hoover

Sack Leaders

7.5

Simmons

7.0

Umanmielen

6.5

Hopkins

CFB 2026 Rankings

PPG Rankings

54.8

53.5

51.8

48.0

47.5

45.0

Opp PPG Rankings

8.0

8.3

8.5

9.0

9.8

10.3

Total Yards Rankings

588.8

550.8

548.3

533.3

532.8

523.8

Rush Yards Rankings

355.7

333.7

332.3

294.8

281.5

281.3

Pass Yards Rankings

392.5

365.3

365.0

361.3

347.3

346.5

Sack Leaders

18.0

17.0

15.0

CFB 2026 Standings

	Southeastern	W	L	PCT
1	Alabama	4	0	1.000
2	Florida	4	0	1.000
3	Georgia	4	0	1.000
4	Mississippi State	4	0	1.000
5	Texas	4	0	1.000
6	Ole Miss	3	1	.750
7	Auburn	3	1	.750
8	Kentucky	3	1	.750
9	LSU	3	1	.750
10	Missouri	3	1	.750
11	Tennessee	3	1	.750
12	Vanderbilt	3	1	.750
13	Arkansas	2	2	.500
14	Oklahoma	2	2	.500
15	South Carolina	2	2	.500
16	Texas A&M	2	2	.500

	Pac-12	W	L	PCT
1	Boise State	3	1	.750
2	Fresno State	3	1	.750
3	Colorado State	2	2	.500
4	Oregon State	2	2	.500
5	Texas State	2	2	.500
6	San Diego State	1	3	.250
7	Utah State	1	3	.250
8	Washington State	1	3	.250

	Big 10	W	L	PCT
1	UCLA	4	0	1.000
2	Indiana	4	0	1.000
3	Iowa	4	0	1.000
4	Nebraska	4	0	1.000
5	Minnesota	3	1	.750
6	Ohio State	3	1	.750
7	Oregon	3	1	.750
8	Wisconsin	3	1	.750
9	USC	4	1	.800
10	Michigan	3	1	.750
11	Penn State	3	1	.750
12	Washington	3	1	.750
13	Northwestern	2	1	.667
14	Illinois	2	2	.500
15	Maryland	2	2	.500
16	Michigan State	2	2	.500
17	Purdue	1	3	.250
18	Rutgers	1	3	.250

	Big 12	W	L	PCT
1	Cincinnati	4	0	1.000
2	Texas Tech	4	0	1.000
3	Utah	4	0	1.000
4	BYU	3	0	1.000
5	Baylor	3	1	.750
6	Oklahoma State	3	1	.750
7	UCF	3	1	.750
8	Arizona State	2	1	.667
9	Arizona	3	1	.750
10	Houston	3	1	.750
11	Kansas State	3	1	.750
12	West Virginia	3	1	.750
13	Colorado	2	2	.500
14	Iowa State	2	2	.500
15	TCU	2	2	.500
16	Kansas	1	2	.333

	Mid-American	W	L	PCT
1	UMass	4	0	1.000
2	Kent State	2	2	.500
3	Eastern Michigan	2	3	.400
4	Toledo	3	1	.750
5	Buffalo	2	2	.500
6	Central Michigan	2	2	.500
7	Miami (OH)	2	2	.500
8	Ohio	2	2	.500
9	Western Michigan	2	2	.500
10	Akron	1	3	.250
11	Bowling Green	0	4	.000
12	Ball State	1	3	.250
13	Sacramento State	1	4	.200

	Atlantic Coast	W	L	PCT
1	Miami	4	0	1.000
2	Clemson	3	1	.750
3	Duke	4	0	1.000
4	Pittsburgh	4	0	1.000
5	Virginia Tech	4	0	1.000
6	Virginia	3	1	.750
7	Wake Forest	3	1	.750
8	Louisville	2	2	.500
9	SMU	3	1	.750
10	California	2	2	.500
11	Stanford	2	2	.500
12	North Carolina	2	1	.667
13	Boston College	2	2	.500
14	Florida State	2	2	.500
15	NC State	2	2	.500
16	Georgia Tech	1	3	.250
17	Syracuse	1	2	.333

	Independent	W	L	PCT
1	Notre Dame	4	0	1.000
2	UConn	2	2	.500

	American Athletic	W	L	PCT
1	South Florida	4	0	1.000
2	Florida Atlantic	3	1	.750
3	UAB	2	2	.500
4	Army	2	1	.667
5	Memphis	3	1	.750
6	Tulsa	3	1	.750
7	UTSA	3	1	.750
8	East Carolina	2	2	.500
9	North Texas	2	2	.500
10	Tulane	2	2	.500
11	Rice	1	3	.250
12	Charlotte	0	4	.000
13	Temple	1	3	.250
14	Navy	1	2	.333

	Conference USA	W	L	PCT
1	Jacksonville State	3	2	.600
2	Liberty	3	1	.750
3	Delaware	2	2	.500
4	Florida International	2	2	.500
5	Kennesaw State	1	3	.250
6	Missouri State	1	3	.250
7	New Mexico State	1	3	.250
8	Sam Houston	1	3	.250
9	Western Kentucky	1	3	.250
10	Middle Tennessee	2	2	.500

	Sun Belt	W	L	PCT
1	James Madison	4	0	1.000
2	Louisiana	3	1	.750
3	Appalachian State	3	1	.750
4	South Alabama	2	2	.500
5	Georgia State	3	1	.750
6	Marshall	3	1	.750
7	Arkansas State	2	2	.500
8	Troy	2	2	.500
9	Georgia Southern	1	3	.250
10	Louisiana Tech	1	2	.333
11	Southern Miss	1	3	.250
12	Coastal Carolina	1	3	.250
13	Old Dominion	1	3	.250
14	Louisiana-Monroe	0	4	.000

	Mountain West	W	L	PCT
1	North Dakota State	4	0	1.000
2	UNLV	2	2	.500
3	Wyoming	2	2	.500
4	Air Force	2	1	.667
5	New Mexico	3	1	.750
6	San Jose State	2	2	.500
7	UTEP	1	3	.250
8	Northern Illinois	0	4	.000
9	Nevada	1	3	.250
10	Hawai'i	1	3	.250