| Year: | 2024 |
| Team: | Nebraska Cornhuskers |
| Sport: | football |
| Conference: | Big Ten Conference |
| Short Conf: | Big Ten |
| Record: | 6–6 |
| Conf Record: | 3–6 |
| Head Coach: | Matt Rhule |
| Hc Year: | 2nd |
| Off Coach: | Marcus Satterfield (2nd season; first nine games) Dana Holgorsen (interim; remainder of season) |
| Cooff Coach1: | Glenn Thomas |
| Cooc1 Year: | 1st |
| Def Coach: | Tony White |
| Dc Year: | 2nd |
| Def Scheme: | 3–3–5 |
| Stadium: | Memorial Stadium |
| Uniform: | B1G-Uniform-Nebraska-2020.png |
The 2024 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team represented the University of Nebraska–Lincoln as a member of the Big Ten Conference during the 2024 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Cornhuskers were led by second-year head coach Matt Rhule, and they played their home contests at Memorial Stadium in Lincoln, Nebraska.
Going into their game against Northern Iowa, the Cornhuskers were ranked in the AP Poll for the first time since 2019. Following a victory in said contest, the team achieved their first 3–0 start since 2016. Then, after knocking off rival Wisconsin for the first time since 2012, the team became bowl eligible. This marked the end of a postseason drought that dated back to that same 2016 season, the longest among college football power conference schools.[1] [2]
| Name | Position | Height | Weight | Class | Hometown | Previous | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blye Hill | CB | 6'3" | 185 | Freshman | St. Francis (PA) | ||
| WR | 6'4" | 205 | Junior | Wake Forest | |||
| WR | 6'3" | 215 | Senior | Texas | |||
| RB | 6'2" | 215 | Freshman | Oregon | |||
| Stefon Thompson | LB | 6'1" | 248 | Sophomore | Syracuse | ||
| Mac Markway | TE | 6'4" | 260 | Sophomore | Louisiana State | ||
| Micah Mazzccua | IOL | 6'5" | 325 | Senior | Florida | ||
| Jalyn Gramstad | QB | 6'0" | 190 | Senior | Northwestern (IA) | ||
| Vincent Genatone | LB | 6'1" | 218 | RS Sophomore | Montana |
| Name | Number | Position | Height | Weight | Class | Hometown | Destination | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jake Appleget |
| TE | 6'4" | 220 | (R) Freshman | Northern Illinois | ||
| Chief Borders |
| DE | 6'4" | 245 | (R) Junior | Pittsburgh | ||
| Eric Fields |
| LB | 6'1" | 195 | (R) Freshman | TBD | ||
| John Goodwin |
| TE | 6'3" | 235 | (R) Junior | TBD | ||
| Isaiah Harris |
| RB | 5'8" | 185 | (R) Sophomore | Nebraska-Kearney | ||
| Randolph Kpai |
| LB | 6'2" | 210 | Sophomore | New Mexico | ||
| Tamon Lynum |
| CB | 6'2" | 180 | (R) Sophomore | Pittsburgh | ||
| Barron Miles |
| WR | 5'10" | 180 | (R) Sophomore | Grambling State | ||
| Javier Morton |
| CB | 6'2" | 195 | Junior | Temple | ||
| QB | 6'2" | 210 | (R) Sophomore | Nevada[4] | |||
| QB | 6'4" | 220 | Junior | Arizona State[5] |
Source:[6]
See also: 2024 UTEP Miners football team.
| Statistics | UTEP | NEB |
|---|---|---|
| First downs | 12 | 30 |
| Total yards | 205 | 507 |
| Rushes/yards | 24 car/56 yds | 47 car/223 yds |
| Passing yards | 149 | 284 |
| Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 16-26-2 | 25–36–0 |
| Time of possession | 21:28 | 38:32 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
|---|---|---|---|
| UTEP | Passing | Skyler Locklear | 11-17, 115 yds, 1 TD, 1 INT |
| Rushing | Jevon Jackson | 10 car, 32 yds | |
| Receiving | Kam Thomas | 7 rec, 71 yds, 1 TD | |
| Nebraska | Passing | 19-28, 238 yds, 2 TD | |
| Rushing | Emmett Johnson | 8 car, 71 yds | |
| Receiving | 6 rec, 121 yds, 1 TD |
See also: 2024 Colorado Buffaloes football team.
| Statistics | COLO | NEB |
|---|---|---|
| First downs | 15 | 22 |
| Total yards | 260 | 334 |
| Rushes/yards | 22 / 16 | 35 / 149 |
| Passing yards | 244 | 185 |
| Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 23-40-1 | 23–30–0 |
| Time of possession | 24:39 | 35:21 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
|---|---|---|---|
| Colorado | Passing | 23-38, 244 yds, 1 TD, 1 INT | |
| Rushing | 5 car, 32 yds | ||
| Receiving | 10 rec, 110 yds | ||
| Nebraska | Passing | Dylan Raiola | 23-30, 185 yds, 1 TD |
| Rushing | 17 car, 77 yds, 2 TD | ||
| Receiving | Rahmir Johnson | 8 rec, 49 yds, 1 TD |
See also: 2024 Northern Iowa Panthers football team.
See also: 2024 Illinois Fighting Illini football team.
See also: 2024 Purdue Boilermakers football team.
See also: 2024 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football team.
See also: 2024 Indiana Hoosiers football team.
See also: 2024 Ohio State Buckeyes football team.
See also: 2024 UCLA Bruins football team.
See also: 2024 USC Trojans football team.
See also: 2024 Wisconsin Badgers football team and Nebraska–Wisconsin football rivalry.
See also: 2024 Iowa Hawkeyes football team and Iowa–Nebraska football rivalry.
| Dylan Raiola | Big Ten Freshman of the Week | Week 1 | [7] | |
| Brian Buschini | Big Ten Special Teams Player of the Week | Week 6 | [8] | |
| Jacory Barney Jr. | Big Ten Freshman of the Week | Week 13 | [9] |
2024 Big Ten offense all-conference teams and awards[10]
| Coaches All-Big Ten | |||
| DL | Ty Robinson | Third team | |
| OT | Bryce Benhart | Honorable mention | |
| LB | John Bullock | Honorable mention | |
| P | Brian Buschini | Honorable mention | |
| CB | Malcolm Hartzog Jr. | Honorable mention | |
| DT | Nash Hutmacher | Honorable mention | |
| Media All-Big Ten | |||
| DL | Ty Robinson | Third team | |
| LB | John Bullock | Honorable mention | |
| P | Brian Buschini | Honorable mention | |
| CB | Malcolm Hartzog Jr. | Honorable mention | |
| DT | Nash Hutmacher | Honorable mention | |
| C | Ben Scott | Honorable mention | |
| S | DeShon Singleton | Honorable mention |