2026 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team

2026 Nebraska Cornhuskers football
2026 Nebraska Cornhuskers football
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Record	0–0 (0–0 Big Ten)
Head coach	Matt Rhule (4th season);
Offensive coordinator	Dana Holgorsen (2nd season)
Co-offensive coordinator	Glenn Thomas (3rd season)
Defensive coordinator	Rob Aurich (1st season)
Home stadium	Memorial Stadium
Uniform

2026 Big Ten Conference football standings

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 5, 2026
As of March 26, 2026 Rankings from AP poll

The 2026 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team will represent the University of Nebraska–Lincoln as a member of the Big Ten Conference during the 2026 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Cornhuskers are led by fourth-year head coach Matt Rhule, and they play their home contests at Memorial Stadium located in Lincoln, Nebraska.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site
September 5	Ohio*	Memorial Stadium Lincoln, NE
September 12	Bowling Green*	Memorial Stadium Lincoln, NE
September 19	North Dakota*	Memorial Stadium Lincoln, NE
September 26	at Michigan State	Spartan Stadium East Lansing, MI
October 3	Maryland	Memorial Stadium Lincoln, NE
October 10	Indiana	Memorial Stadium Lincoln, NE
October 17	at Oregon	Autzen Stadium Eugene, OR
October 31	Washington	Memorial Stadium Lincoln, NE
November 7	at Illinois	Gies Memorial Stadium Champaign, IL
November 14	at Rutgers	SHI Stadium Piscataway, NJ
November 21	Ohio State	Memorial Stadium Lincoln, NE
November 28	at Iowa	Kinnick Stadium Iowa City, IA (rivalry)
*Non-conference game

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Game summaries

vs Ohio

Ohio Bobcats (0–0) at Nebraska Cornhuskers (0–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	Total
Bobcats			0
Cornhuskers			0

at Memorial Stadium • Lincoln, Nebraska

Date: September 5

Statistics	OHIO	NEB
First downs
Plays–yards
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int
Time of possession

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

vs Bowling Green

Bowling Green Falcons (0–0) at Nebraska Cornhuskers (0–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	Total
Falcons			0
Cornhuskers			0

at Memorial Stadium • Lincoln, Nebraska

Date: September 12

Statistics	BGSU	NEB
First downs
Plays–yards
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Bowling Green	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Nebraska	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

vs North Dakota

North Dakota Fighting Hawks (0–0) at Nebraska Cornhuskers (0–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	Total
Fighting Hawks			0
Cornhuskers			0

at Memorial Stadium • Lincoln, Nebraska

Date: September 19

Statistics	UND	NEB
First downs
Plays–yards
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
North Dakota	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Nebraska	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

at Michigan State

Nebraska Cornhuskers (0–0) at Michigan State Spartans (0–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	Total
Cornhuskers			0
Spartans			0

at Spartan Stadium • East Lansing, Michigan

Date: September 26

Statistics	NEB	MSU
First downs
Plays–yards
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int
Time of possession

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

vs Maryland

Maryland Terrapins (0–0) at Nebraska Cornhuskers (0–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	Total
Terrapins			0
Cornhuskers			0

at Memorial Stadium • Lincoln, Nebraska

Date: October 3

Statistics	MD	NEB
First downs
Plays–yards
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int
Time of possession

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

vs Indiana

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

Quarter	1	2	Total
Hoosiers			0
Cornhuskers			0

at Memorial Stadium • Lincoln, Nebraska

Date: October 10

Statistics	IU	NEB
First downs
Plays–yards
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int
Time of possession

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

at Oregon

Nebraska Cornhuskers (0–0) at Oregon Ducks (0–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	Total
Cornhuskers			0
Ducks			0

at Autzen Stadium • Eugene, Oregon

Date: October 17

Statistics	NEB	ORE
First downs
Plays–yards
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int
Time of possession

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

vs Washington

Washington Huskies (0–0) at Nebraska Cornhuskers (0–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	Total
Huskies			0
Cornhuskers			0

at Memorial Stadium • Lincoln, Nebraska

Date: October 24

Statistics	WASH	NEB
First downs
Plays–yards
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int
Time of possession

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

at Illinois

Nebraska Cornhuskers (0–0) at Illinois Fighting Illini (0–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	Total
Cornhuskers			0
Fighting Illini			0

at Gies Memorial Stadium • Champaign, Illinois

Date: October 31

Statistics	NEB	ILL
First downs
Plays–yards
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int
Time of possession

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

at Rutgers

Nebraska Cornhuskers (0–0) at Rutgers Scarlet Knights (0–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	Total
Cornhuskers			0
Scarlet Knights			0

at SHI Stadium • Piscataway, New Jersey

Date: November 7

Statistics	NEB	RUTG
First downs
Plays–yards
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int
Time of possession

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

vs Ohio State

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

Quarter	1	2	Total
Buckeyes			0
Cornhuskers			0

at Memorial Stadium • Lincoln, Nebraska

Date: November 14

Statistics	OSU	NEB
First downs
Plays–yards
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int
Time of possession

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

at Iowa

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

Quarter	1	2	Total
Cornhuskers			0
Hawkeyes			0

at Kinnick Stadium • Iowa City, Iowa

Date: November 27

Statistics	NEB	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

Roster

2026 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team roster

Players

Coaches

Offense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
WR	`2`	Jacory Barney Jr.	Jr
WR	`4`	Janiran Bonner	Sr
QB	`10`	Anthony Colandrea	Sr
WR	`11`	Demitrius Bell	Jr
WR	`11`	Kwazi Gilmer	Jr
QB	`12`	Daniel Kaelin	So
WR	`13`	Nyziah Hunter	Jr
QB	`14`	TJ Lateef	So
WR	`15`	Keelan Smith	So
QB	`16`	Bode Soukup	So
WR	`17`	Larry Miles	Fr
WR	`18`	Quinn Clark	So
WR	`19`	Cortez Mills	So
RB	`21`	Kwinten Ives	Jr
RB	`22`	Isaiah Mozee	So
RB	`23`	Conor Booth	RFr
WR	`24`	Nalin Scott	Fr
RB	`25`	Jamal Rule	Fr
WR	`26`	Roman Mangini	Sr
TE	`29`	Carter Nelson	Jr
RB	`35`	Mekhi Nelson	So
TE	`41`	Luke Sorensen	Fr
TE	`44`	Luke Lindenmeyer	Sr
RB	`45`	Izaac Dickey	So
WR	`46`	Connor Schutt	So
TE	`48`	Cayden Echternach	Jr
TE	`49`	Danny King	So
OL	`51`	Justin Evans	Sr
OL	`54`	Brendan Black	Sr
OL	`55`	Tree Babalade	Jr
OL	`56`	Juju Marks	RFr
OL	`57`	Ashton Murphy	So
OL	`57`	Elijah Pritchett	Sr
OL	`58`	Jake Peters	So
OL	`62`	Sam Sledge	Jr
OL	`65`	Paul Mubenga	Jr
OL	`66`	Grant Brix	So
OL	`68`	Preston Taumua	So
OL	`70`	Nolan Fennessy	So
OL	`71`	Claude Mpouma	Fr
OL	`72`	Gibson Pyle	So
OL	`74`	Brock Knutson	Jr
OL	`75`	Tyler Knaak	Sr
OL	`76`	Rex Waterman	Fr
OL	`77`	Gunnar Gottula	Jr
OL	`78`	Jacob Brandl	Jr
OL	`79`	Shawn Hammerback	RFr
WR	`80`	Jeremiah Jones	RFr
TE	`82`	Eric Ingwerson	So
WR	`84`	DJ Singleton	So
WR	`88`	Jackson Carpenter	RFr
OL		Hayden Ainsworth	Fr
WR		Jamari Brown	Fr

Defense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
DT	`5`	Riley Van-Poppel	Jr
LB	`9`	Vincent Shavers Jr.	Jr
CB	`10`	Andrew Marshall	Sr
DE	`11`	Cameron Lenhardt	Sr
S	`12`	Justyn Rhett	Jr
NB	`13`	Jamir Conn	Sr
CB	`14`	Amare Sanders	So
DE	`15`	Anthony Jones	Sr
CB	`16`	Danny Odem	Fr
DE	`17`	Willis McGahee IV	So
CB	`18`	Larry Traver Jr.	So
CB	`19`	Kahmir Prescott	So
S	`21`	Rex Guthrie	So
CB	`22`	Victor Evans	Sr
CB	`23`	Byle Hill	Jr
S	`23`	Caleb Benning	So
LB	`24`	Dexter Foster	Jr
CB	`25`	Jeremiah Charles	Jr
S	`26`	Dwayne McDougle	Sr
S	`29`	Braylen Prude	So
S	`30`	Jasin Shiggs	Jr
NB	`30`	Vincent Genatone	Sr
S	`31`	Mario Buford	So
LB	`32`	Trent Uhlir	So
LB	`33`	Owen Chambliss	Jr
DT	`34`	Owen Stoudmire	GS
LB	`35`	Christian Jones	RFr
S	`36`	Rowdy Bauer	So
S	`37`	Donovan Jones	So
S	`38`	Thomas D'Onofrio	So
CB	`39`	Bryson Webber	RFr
DE	`39`	David Höffken	So
LB	`40`	Dawson Merritt	So
S	`41`	Tanner Terch	RFr
LB	`42`	Derek Wacker	So
LB	`43`	Will Hawthorne	RFr
DT	`44`	Jahsear Whittington	So
DE	`45`	Dylan Rogers	Jr
LB	`47`	Gage Stenger	Sr
DT	`49`	Malcolm Simpson	RFr
LB	`54`	Jacob Bower	Jr
DE	`55`	Ethan Duda	So
LB	`56`	Pierce Mooberry	RFr
DT	`69`	Landen Davidson	So
DT	`71`	Tyson Terry	RFr
DT	`86`	Mason Goldman	Jr
DT	`92`	Sua Lefotu	Jr
DE	`93`	Kade Pietrzak	So
DE	`94`	Jordan Ochoa	So
DT	`95`	Gabe Moore	Jr
DE	`96`	Williams Nwaneri	So
DE	`97`	Mac Markway	Jr
DE	`98`	Connor Connealy	Jr
DT	`99`	Dylan Parrott	Sr
LB		Jase Reynolds	Fr
DT		Dylan Berymon	Fr

Special teams

Pos.	#	Name	Class
P	`37`	Kamdyn Koch	So
P	`83`	Archie Wilson	So
PK	`90`	John Hohl	Jr
PK	`91`	Kyle Cunanan	Jr
LS	`87`	Jack Wills	So
PK	`84`	Michael Sarikizis	Fr

Head coach

Matt Rhule

Coordinators/assistant coaches

Dana Holgorsen – Offensive coordinator
Glenn Thomas – Co-offensive coordinator/quarterbacks
E. J. Barthel – Running backs
Daikiel Shorts Jr. – Wide receivers
Marcus Satterfield – Tight ends
Gep Wade – Offensive line
Lonnie Teasley -Run Game Coordinator
Rob Aurich – Defensive coordinator
Corey Brown -Defensive Line
Roy Manning -Defensive Edges
Rob Dvoracek – Linebackers
Addison Williams – Defensive Backs
Tyler Yelk -Safeties
Brett Maher – Special teams coordinator
Phil Snow – Associate head coach
Jamar Mozee -Assistant Head coach
Phil Simpson – Assistant coach
Ron Brown – Assistant coach
Corey Campbell – Strength and conditioning coach

Legend

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

Injured
Redshirt

Roster

References

^ Bredeson, Evan. "Nebraska 2026 football schedule released". Cornhuskers Wire. Retrieved 21 February 2026.
^ "2026 Nebraska Football Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved 21 February 2026.

[1] Bredeson, Evan. "Nebraska 2026 football schedule released". Cornhuskers Wire. Retrieved 21 February 2026.

[2] "2026 Nebraska Football Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved 21 February 2026.

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