2024 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team

The 2024 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team will represent the University of Nebraska–Lincoln as a member of the Big Ten Conference during the 2024 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Cornhuskers are led by second-year head coach Matt Rhule, the Cornhuskers will play home games at Memorial Stadium in Lincoln, Nebraska.

2024 Nebraska Cornhuskers football
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Record	0–0 (0–0 Big Ten)
Head coach	Matt Rhule (2nd season)
Offensive coordinator	Marcus Satterfield (2nd season)
Co-offensive coordinator	Glenn Thomas (1st season)
Offensive scheme	Spread
Defensive coordinator	Tony White (2nd season)
Base defense	3–3–5
Home stadium	Memorial Stadium
Uniform
Seasons ← 2023 2025 →

2024 Big Ten Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
Illinois		0	–	0					0	–	0
Indiana		0	–	0					0	–	0
Iowa		0	–	0					0	–	0
Maryland		0	–	0					0	–	0
Michigan		0	–	0					0	–	0
Michigan State		0	–	0					0	–	0
Minnesota		0	–	0					0	–	0
Nebraska		0	–	0					0	–	0
Northwestern		0	–	0					0	–	0
Ohio State		0	–	0					0	–	0
Oregon		0	–	0					0	–	0
Penn State		0	–	0					0	–	0
Purdue		0	–	0					0	–	0
Rutgers		0	–	0					0	–	0
UCLA		0	–	0					0	–	0
USC		0	–	0					0	–	0
Washington		0	–	0					0	–	0
Wisconsin		0	–	0					0	–	0
Championship: December 7, 2024
^ – College Football Playoff participant $ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant As of May 24, 2024 Rankings from AP Poll

Offseason

Transfers

Incoming

^[1]

Name	Position	Height	Weight	Class	Hometown	Previous
Blye Hill	CB	6'3"	185	Freshman	Baltimore, MD	St. Francis (PA)
Jahmal Banks	WR	6'4"	205	Junior	Washington, D.C.	Wake Forest
Isaiah Neyor	WR	6'3"	215	Senior	Fort Worth, TX	Texas
Dante Dowdell	RB	6'2"	215	Freshman	Picayune, MS	Oregon
Stefon Thompson	LB	6'1"	248	Sophomore	Charlotte, N.C.	Syracuse
Micah Mazzccua	IOL	6'5"	325	Senior	Philadelphia, PA	Florida

Outgoing

^[1]

Name	Number	Position	Height	Weight	Class	Hometown	Destination
Jake Appleget	#83	TE	6'4"	220	(R) Freshman	Lincoln, NE	Northern Illinois
Eric Fields	#29	LB	6'1"	195	(R) Freshman	Ardmore, OK	TBD
John Goodwin	#46	TE	6'3"	235	(R) Junior	Lincoln, NE	TBD
Isaiah Harris	#37	RB	5'8"	185	(R) Sophomore	Omaha, NE	Nebraska-Kearney
Randolph Kpai	#30	LB	6'2"	210	Sophomore	Sioux Falls, SD	TBD
Tamon Lynum	#15	CB	6'2"	180	(R) Sophomore	Orlando, FL	Pittsburgh
Barron Miles	#32	WR	5'10"	180	(R) Sophomore	Montreal, Quebec, Canada	TBD
Javier Morton	#25	CB	6'2"	195	Junior	Atlanta, GA	Temple
Chubba Purdy	#12	QB	6'2"	210	(R) Sophomore	Queen Creek, AZ	Nevada^[2]^[a]
Jeff Sims	#7	QB	6'4"	220	Junior	Jacksonville, FL	Arizona State^[3]

Notes

1. Originally committed to San Jose State.

Scholarship recruits

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes

Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Dylan Raiola QB	Gilbert, AZ	Buford	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	230 lb (100 kg)	Dec 18, 2023
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals:    247Sports:     ESPN:    ESPN grade: 91
Carter Nelson TE	Ainsworth, NE	Ainsworth	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Jun 28, 2023
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals:    247Sports:     ESPN:    ESPN grade: 83
Grant Brix IOL	Logan, IA	Logan-Magnolia	6 ft 5.5 in (1.97 m)	280 lb (130 kg)	Nov 28, 2023
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals:    247Sports:     ESPN:    ESPN grade: 84
Preston Taumua IOL	Waipahu, HI	Waipahu High School	6 ft 3.5 in (1.92 m)	300 lb (140 kg)	Jul 17, 2023
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals:    247Sports:     ESPN:    ESPN grade: 82
Roger Gradney S	Altair, TX	Rice	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Feb 20, 2023
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals:    247Sports:     ESPN:    ESPN grade: 80
Mario Buford CB	DeSoto, TX	DeSoto	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)	155 lb (70 kg)	Jun 8, 2023
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals:    247Sports:     ESPN:    ESPN grade: 80
Dae'vonn Hall WR	Bellevue, NE	Bellevue West	6 ft 1.5 in (1.87 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Jun 23, 2023
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals:    247Sports:     ESPN:    ESPN grade: 80
Jacory Barney WR	Miami, FL	Miami Palmetto	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	160 lb (73 kg)	Jul 1, 2023
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals:    247Sports:     ESPN:    ESPN grade: 78
Isaiah McMorris WR	Omaha, NE	Bellevue West	5 ft 9.5 in (1.77 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Jun 23, 2023
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals:    247Sports:     ESPN:    ESPN grade: 79
Evan Taylor CB	Waxhaw, NC	Cuthberston	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Jun 19, 2023
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals:    247Sports:     ESPN:    ESPN grade: 79
Caleb Benning S	Omaha, NE	Westside	5 ft 10.5 in (1.79 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Oct 20, 2023
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals:    247Sports:     ESPN:    ESPN grade: 78
Vincent Shavers LB	Miami Gardens, FL	Miami Central	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Dec 20, 2023
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals:    247Sports:     ESPN:    ESPN grade: 78
Willis McGahee IV LB	Miami, FL	Christopher Columbus	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Apr 22, 2023
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals:    247Sports:     ESPN:    ESPN grade: 79
Keelan Smith TE	Liberty, MO	Liberty North	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	May 5, 2023
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals:    247Sports:     ESPN:    ESPN grade: 77
Gibson Pyle IOL	Houston, TX	Klein Cain	6 ft 4.5 in (1.94 m)	275 lb (125 kg)	Apr 1, 2023
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals:    247Sports:     ESPN:    ESPN grade: 79
Daniel Kaelin QB	Bellevue, NE	Bellevue West	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	May 20, 2023
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals:    247Sports:     ESPN:    ESPN grade: 78
Ian Flynt TE	Katy, TX	Taylor	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	248 lb (112 kg)	Apr 24, 2023
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals:    247Sports:     ESPN:    ESPN grade: 77
Ashton Murphy DL	Elkhorn, NE	Elkhorn South	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	242 lb (110 kg)	Apr 11, 2023
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals:    247Sports:     ESPN:    ESPN grade: 77
Amare Sanders CB	Miami, FL	Gulliver Prep	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	167 lb (76 kg)	Dec 20, 2023
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals:    247Sports:     ESPN:    ESPN grade: 76
Larry Tarver CB	Miami, FL	TRU Prep	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)	160 lb (73 kg)	Dec 20, 2023
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals:    247Sports:     ESPN:    ESPN grade: 77
Quinn Clark WR	Bozeman, MT	Gallatin	6 ft 4.5 in (1.94 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Jun 27, 2023
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals:    247Sports:     ESPN:    ESPN grade: 78
Braylen Prude S	Pearland, TX	Shadow Creek	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Jun 18, 2023
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals:    247Sports:     ESPN:    ESPN grade: 74
Eric Ingwerson TE	Papillion, NE	Papillion-La Vista	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	245 lb (111 kg)	Sep 27, 2023
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals:    247Sports:     ESPN:    ESPN grade: 74
Rex Guthrie S	Littleton, CO	Heritage	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Jun 20, 2023
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals:    247Sports:     ESPN:    ESPN grade: 76
Donovan Jones S	Omaha, NE	Omaha North	6 ft 0.5 in (1.84 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Jun 22, 2023
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals:    247Sports:     ESPN:    ESPN grade: 75
Landen Davidson IOL	Broomfield, CO	Broomfield	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	295 lb (134 kg)	Jun 20, 2023
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals:    247Sports:     ESPN:    ESPN grade: 77
Alexander Ruggeroli OT	Las Vegas, NV	Bishop Gorman	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	265 lb (120 kg)	Dec 23, 2023
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals:    247Sports:     ESPN:    ESPN grade: 80
Jake Peters IOL	Cedar Falls, IA	Cedar Falls	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	265 lb (120 kg)	Jun 18, 2023
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals:    247Sports:     ESPN:    ESPN grade: 76
Kamdyn Koch P	Westminster, MD	Winters Mill	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Dec 23, 2023
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals:    247Sports:     ESPN:    ESPN grade: 73
Overall recruiting rankings:
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "2024 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

Source:^[4]

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result
August 31		UTEP*	Memorial Stadium Lincoln, NE
September 7	6:30 PM	Colorado*	Memorial Stadium Lincoln, NE (rivalry)	NBC
September 14		Northern Iowa*	Memorial Stadium Lincoln, NE
September 20	7:00 p.m.	Illinois	Memorial Stadium Lincoln, NE	FOX
September 28		at Purdue	Ross–Ade Stadium West Lafayette, IN
October 5		Rutgers	Memorial Stadium Lincoln, NE
October 19		at Indiana	Memorial Stadium Bloomington, IN
October 26		at Ohio State	Ohio Stadium Columbus, OH
November 2		UCLA	Memorial Stadium Lincoln, NE
November 16		at USC	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA
November 23		Wisconsin	Memorial Stadium Lincoln, NE (rivalry)
November 30		at Iowa	Kinnick Stadium Iowa City, IA (Heroes Game)
*Non-conference game Homecoming All times are in Central time Source: ^[5]^[6]

Game summaries

vs UTEP

See also: 2024 UTEP Miners football team

Pregame line	Over/under

UTEP Miners (0-0) vs Nebraska Cornhuskers (0-0) – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
UTEP	0	0	0	0	0
Nebraska	0	0	0	0	0

at Memorial Stadium • Lincoln, Nebraska

• Date: August 31

Statistics	UTEP	Nebraska
First downs
Plays–yards
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
UTEP	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Nebraska	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

vs Colorado

See also: 2024 Colorado Buffaloes football team and Colorado–Nebraska football rivalry

Pregame line	Over/under

Colorado Buffaloes (0-0) vs Nebraska Cornhuskers (0-0) – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Colorado	0	0	0	0	0
Nebraska	0	0	0	0	0

at Memorial Stadium • Lincoln, Nebraska

• Date: September 7
• Game time: 6:30 PM
• TV announcers (NBC): Noah Eagle, Todd Blackledge, and Kathryn Tappen

Statistics	Colorado	Nebraska
First downs
Plays–yards
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Colorado	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Nebraska	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

vs Northern Iowa

See also: 2024 Northern Iowa Panthers football team

Pregame line	Over/under

Northern Iowa Panthers (0-0) vs Nebraska Cornhuskers (0-0) – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Northern Iowa	0	0	0	0	0
Nebraska	0	0	0	0	0

at Memorial Stadium • Lincoln, Nebraska

• Date: September 14

Statistics	Northern Iowa	Nebraska
First downs
Plays–yards
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Northern Iowa	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Nebraska	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

vs Illinois

See also: 2024 Illinois Fighting Illini football team

Pregame line	Over/under

Illinois Fighting Illini (0-0) vs Nebraska Cornhuskers (0-0) – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Illinois	0	0	0	0	0
Nebraska	0	0	0	0	0

at Memorial Stadium • Lincoln, Nebraska

• Date: September 20
• Game time: 7:00 PM
• TV: FOX

Statistics	Illinois	Nebraska
First downs
Plays–yards
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Illinois	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Nebraska	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

at Purdue

See also: 2024 Purdue Boilermakers football team

Pregame line	Over/under

Nebraska Cornhuskers (0-0) at Purdue Boilermakers (0-0) – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Nebraska	0	0	0	0	0
Purdue	0	0	0	0	0

at Ross–Ade Stadium • West Lafayette, Indiana

• Date: September 28

Statistics	Nebraska	Purdue
First downs
Plays–yards
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Nebraska	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Purdue	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

vs Rutgers

See also: 2024 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football team

Pregame line	Over/under

Rutgers Scarlet Knights (0-0) vs Nebraska Cornhuskers (0-0) – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Rutgers	0	0	0	0	0
Nebraska	0	0	0	0	0

at Memorial Stadium • Lincoln, Nebraska

• Date: October 5

Statistics	Rutgers	Nebraska
First downs
Plays–yards
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Rutgers	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Nebraska	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

at Indiana

See also: 2024 Indiana Hoosiers football team

Pregame line	Over/under

Nebraska Cornhuskers (0-0) at Indiana Hoosiers (0-0) – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Nebraska	0	0	0	0	0
Indiana	0	0	0	0	0

at Memorial Stadium • Bloomington, Indiana

• Date: October 19

Statistics	Nebraska	Indiana
First downs
Plays–yards
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Nebraska	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Indiana	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

at Ohio State

See also: 2024 Ohio State Buckeyes football team

Pregame line	Over/under

Nebraska Cornhuskers (0-0) at Ohio State Buckeyes (0-0) – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Nebraska	0	0	0	0	0
Ohio State	0	0	0	0	0

at Ohio Stadium • Columbus, Ohio

• Date: October 26

Statistics	Nebraska	Ohio State
First downs
Plays–yards
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Nebraska	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Ohio State	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

vs UCLA

See also: 2024 UCLA Bruins football team

Pregame line	Over/under

UCLA Bruins (0-0) vs Nebraska Cornhuskers (0-0) – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
UCLA	0	0	0	0	0
Nebraska	0	0	0	0	0

at Memorial Stadium • Lincoln, Nebraska

• Date: November 2

Statistics	UCLA	Nebraska
First downs
Plays–yards
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
UCLA	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Nebraska	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

at USC

See also: 2024 USC Trojans football team

Pregame line	Over/under

Nebraska Cornhuskers (0-0) at USC Trojans (0-0) – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Nebraska	0	0	0	0	0
USC	0	0	0	0	0

at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, California

• Date: November 16

Statistics	Nebraska	USC
First downs
Plays–yards
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Nebraska	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
USC	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

vs Wisconsin

See also: 2024 Wisconsin Badgers football team and Nebraska–Wisconsin football rivalry

Pregame line	Over/under

Wisconsin Badgers (0-0) vs Nebraska Cornhuskers (0-0) – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Wisconsin	0	0	0	0	0
Nebraska	0	0	0	0	0

at Memorial Stadium • Lincoln, Nebraska

• Date: November 23

Statistics	Wisconsin	Nebraska
First downs
Plays–yards
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Wisconsin	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Nebraska	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

at Iowa

See also: 2024 Iowa Hawkeyes football team and Iowa–Nebraska football rivalry

Pregame line	Over/under

Nebraska Cornhuskers (0-0) at Iowa Hawkeyes (0-0) – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Nebraska	0	0	0	0	0
Iowa	0	0	0	0	0

at Kinnick Stadium • Iowa City, Iowa

• Date: November 30

Statistics	Nebraska	Iowa
First downs
Plays–yards
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Nebraska	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Iowa	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

References

1. "2024 College Football Transfer Portal". 247 Sports. 247 Sports. Retrieved 26 December 2023.
2. "Former Nebraska quarterback Chubba Purdy commits to San José State". Cornhuskers Wire. 2024-01-15. Retrieved 2024-01-16.
3. Bredeson, Evan (May 1, 2024). "Former Nebraska quarterback commits to Arizona State". Cornhuskers Wire. Retrieved May 21, 2024.
4. "Nebraska 2024 Football Commits". 247 Sports. 247 Sports. Retrieved 17 January 2024.
5. "2024 Football Schedule". Huskers.com. Retrieved 25 December 2023.
6. "The 2024 Nebraska football schedule". Omaha World-Herald. Retrieved 25 December 2023.