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1981 Nebraska Cornhuskers Stats

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Record: 9-3, .750 W-L% (19th of 137) ▪ Rank: 11th in Final AP Poll
Conference: Big 8 (Schedule and Results)
Coach: Tom Osborne (9-3)

PS/G: 30.3 (11th of 137) ▪ PA/G: 10.4 (4th of 137)
SRS: 21.79 (3rd of 137) ▪ SOS: 8.88 (4th of 137)

Bowl Game: Lost Orange Bowl 22-15 versus Clemson

Big 8 Champs

Passing

Passing
Rk Player Cmp Att Pct Yds Y/A AY/A TD Int Rate
1 Turner Gill 47 91 51.6 619 6.8 6.8 9 4 132.6
2 Mark Mauer 35 69 50.7 460 6.7 5.5 5 4 119.0
3 Nate Mason 5 14 35.7 91 6.5 0.1 0 2 61.7
4 Bruce Mathison 1 4 25.0 7 1.8 -9.5 0 1 -10.3
5 Mike Rozier 0 2 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0 0 0.0
6 Irving Fryar 0 1 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0 0 0.0

Rushing & Receiving

Rushing Receiving Scrimmage
Rk Player Att Yds Avg TD Rec Yds Avg TD Plays Yds Avg TD
1 Roger Craig 173 1060 6.1 6 12 87 7.3 0 185 1147 6.2 6
2 Mike Rozier 151 943 6.2 5 4 64 16.0 0 155 1007 6.5 5
3 Phil Bates 94 555 5.9 7 2 7 3.5 1 96 562 5.9 8
4 Turner Gill 76 263 3.5 3 76 263 3.5 3
5 Tim Brungardt 29 153 5.3 0 1 10 10.0 0 30 163 5.4 0
6 Mark Mauer 27 56 2.1 0 27 56 2.1 0
7 Nate Mason 25 86 3.4 1 25 86 3.4 1
8 Anthony Steels 19 118 6.2 0 15 187 12.5 2 34 305 9.0 2
9 Bruce Mathison 16 117 7.3 2 16 117 7.3 2
10 Mark Moravec 15 90 6.0 2 15 90 6.0 2
11 Doug Wilkening 14 92 6.6 0 1 7 7.0 0 15 99 6.6 0
12 Irving Fryar 7 26 3.7 1 3 70 23.3 1 10 96 9.6 2
13 Tom Rathman 4 20 5.0 0 4 20 5.0 0
14 Paul Smith 4 18 4.5 0 4 18 4.5 0
15 Pete Hill 3 16 5.3 0 3 16 5.3 0
16 Bill Patterson 2 16 8.0 0 2 16 8.0 0
17 Dennis Rogan 2 6 3.0 0 2 6 3.0 0
18 Jamie Williams 22 282 12.8 4 22 282 12.8 4
19 Todd Brown 14 277 19.8 3 14 277 19.8 3
20 Mitch Krenk 9 126 14.0 2 9 126 14.0 2
21 Scott Woodard 5 60 12.0 1 5 60 12.0 1