2025 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team

2025 Nebraska Cornhuskers football
2025 Nebraska Cornhuskers football
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Record	0–0 (0–0 Big Ten)
Head coach	Matt Rhule (3rd season);
Offensive coordinator	Dana Holgorsen (1st season)
Defensive coordinator	John Butler (1st season)
Home stadium	Memorial Stadium
Uniform
	Seasons ← 2024 2026 →

2025 Big Ten Conference football standings
v t e
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 6, 2025
$ – Conference champion y – Championship game participant As of January 24, 2025 Rankings from CFP Rankings

The 2025 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team will represent the University of Nebraska–Lincoln as a member of the Big Ten Conference during the 2025 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Cornhuskers were led by third-year head coach Matt Rhule, and they played their home contests at Memorial Stadium in Lincoln, Nebraska.

Offseason

Transfers

Incoming

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Name	Position	Height	Weight	Class	Hometown	Previous
Jamir Conn	CB	6'0"	160	Sophomore	Lee's Summit, MO	Southern Illinois
Marcos Davila	QB	6'3"	235	Freshman	Midland, TX	Purdue
Kevin Gallic	LS	6'0"	239	Junior	Warren, NJ	New Hampshire
Jaylen George	DL	6'2"	265	(R) Sophomore	Suwanee, GA	East Tennessee State
Hardley Gilmore	WR	6'1"	165	Freshman	Belle Glade, FL	Kentucky
Marquis Groves-Killebrew	CB	6'0"	172	(R) Sophomore	Snellville, GA	Arizona
Nyziah Hunter	WR	6'2"	192	(R) Freshman	Salinas, CA	California
Dane Key	WR	6'2"	189	Junior	Lexington, KY	Kentucky
Andrew Marshall	CB	6'1"	170	Sophomore	Corona, CA	Idaho
Jack McCallister	P	6'0"	216	(R) Junior	Edmonds, WA	Washington
Dasan McCullough	S	6'5"	230	Junior	Bloomington, IN	Oklahoma
Gabe Moore	DL	6'4"	290	Sophomore	Louisville, MS	Mississippi State
Williams Nwaneri	EDGE	6'6"	265	Freshman	Lee's Summit, MO	Missouri
Elijah Pritchett	OT	6'6"	306	(R) Sophomore	Columbus, GA	Alabama
Justyn Rhett	CB	6'0"	183	(R) Freshman	Las Vegas, NV	Georgia
Marques Watson-Trent	LB	5'11"	190	(R) Senior	Beaver Falls, PA	Georgia Southern

Outgoing

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Name	Number	Position	Height	Weight	Class	Hometown	Destination
Nate Boerkircher	#87	TE	6'5"	250	Junior	Aurora, NE	Texas A&M
Dwight Bootle II	#21	CB	5'10"	180	(R) Freshman	Miami, FL	Charlotte
Koby Bretz	#26	S	6'2"	210	(R) Junior	Omaha, NE	South Dakota State
Noah Bustard	#50	LB	6'1"	225	(R) Freshman	Omaha, NE	TBD
Jimari Butler	#10	EDGE	6'5"	260	(R) Junior	Mobile, AL	LSU
Malachi Coleman	#15	WR	6'4"	210	Sophomore	Lincoln, NE	Minnesota
Dante Dowdell	#23	RB	6'1"	225	Sophomore	Picayune, MS	Kentucky
Gabe Ervin Jr.	#22	RB	6'1"	220	Junior	Buford, GA	Kansas State
Ryker Evans	#31	RB	5'11"	180	Freshman	Elwood, NE	Nebraska–Kearney
Mikai Gbayor	#42	LB	6'2"	230	(R) Junior	Irvington, NJ	Missouri
Arik Gilbert	#89	TE	6'6"	260	(R) Sophomore	Marietta, GA	TBD
Dae'vonn Hall	#83	WR	6'2"	190	Freshman	Plattsmouth, NE	TBD
Jacob Hood	#71	OT	6'8"	350	Sophomore	Nashville, TN	TBD
Vincent Jackson	#55	DL	6'5"	290	(R) Freshman	Harrisburg, PA	UConn
Daniel Kaelin	#12	QB	6'3"	220	Freshman	Elkhorn, NE	Virginia
Jaylen Lloyd	#19	WR	5'11"	180	Sophomore	Omaha, NE	Oklahoma State
Isaiah McMorris	#88	WR	5'10"	170	Freshman	Omaha, NE	Missouri State
AJ Rollins	#86	TE	6'5"	255	Junior	Omaha, NE	TBD
Xander Ruggeroli	#73	OT	6'8"	285	Freshman	Las Vegas, NV	Arizona State
Syncere Safeeullah	#44	CB	6'2"	180	(R) Freshman	Nashville, TN	Tennessee State
Ismael Smith Flores	#81	LB	6'4"	245	(R) Freshman	Arlington, TX	UT Rio Grande Valley
Brodie Tagaloa	#87	DL	6'5"	270	Sophomore	Pittsburg, CA	Sacramento State
Stefon Thompson	#56	LB	6'0"	240	(R) Junior	Long Island, NY	Florida State
Princewill Umanmielen	#18	EDGE	6'5"	245	Sophomore	Austin, TX	Ole Miss
Kai Wallin	#93	DL	6'5"	250	Sophomore	Sacramento, CA	Oregon State
James Williams	#90	EDGE	6'6"	245	(R) Sophomore	Parkville, MO	Florida State
Isaiah Garcia-Castaneda	#13	WR	6'0"	220	(R) Senior	Mission Viejo, CA	TBD

Notes

Scholarship recruits

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site
August 28	vs. Cincinnati*	Arrowhead Stadium Kansas City, MO
September 6	Akron*	Memorial Stadium Lincoln, NE
September 13	Houston Christian*	Memorial Stadium Lincoln, NE
September 20	Michigan	Memorial Stadium Lincoln, NE
October 4	Michigan State	Memorial Stadium Lincoln, NE
October 11	at Maryland	SECU Stadium College Park, MD
October 18	at Minnesota	Huntington Bank Stadium Minneapolis, MN (rivalry)
October 25	Northwestern	Memorial Stadium Lincoln, NE
November 1	USC	Memorial Stadium Lincoln, NE
November 8	at UCLA	Rose Bowl Pasadena, CA
November 22	at Penn State	Beaver Stadium University Park, PA
November 28	Iowa	Memorial Stadium Lincoln, NE (Heroes Game)
*Non-conference game Source: ^[3]^[4]

Rankings

Ranking movements
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	Final
AP
Coaches
CFP																Not released

Game summaries

vs. Cincinnati

Pregame line	Over/under

Nebraska Cornhuskers (0-0) vs. Cincinnati Bearcats (0-0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	Total
Cornhuskers			0
Bearcats			0

at Arrowhead Stadium • Kansas City, Missouri

Date: August 28

Statistics	NEB	CIN
First downs
Total yards
Rushes/yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

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

vs Akron

Pregame line	Over/under

Akron Zips vs Nebraska Cornhuskers – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	Total
Zips			0
Cornhuskers			0

at Memorial Stadium • Lincoln, Nebraska

Date: September 6

Statistics	AKR	NEB
First downs
Total yards
Rushes/yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

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

vs Houston Christian

Pregame line	Over/under

Houston Christian Huskies vs Nebraska Cornhuskers – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	Total
Huskies			0
Cornhuskers			0

at Memorial Stadium • Lincoln, Nebraska

Date: September 13

Statistics	HCU	NEB
First downs
Total yards
Rushes/yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Houston Christian	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Nebraska	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

vs Michigan

Pregame line	Over/under

Michigan Wolverines vs Nebraska Cornhuskers – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	Total
Wolverines			0
Cornhuskers			0

at Memorial Stadium • Lincoln, Nebraska

Date: September 6

Statistics	MICH	NEB
First downs
Total yards
Rushes/yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

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

vs Michigan State

Pregame line	Over/under

Michigan State Spartans vs Nebraska Cornhuskers – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	Total
Spartans			0
Cornhuskers			0

at Memorial Stadium • Lincoln, Nebraska

Date: October 4

Statistics	MSU	NEB
First downs
Total yards
Rushes/yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

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

at Maryland

Pregame line	Over/under

Nebraska Cornhuskers at Maryland Terrapins – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	Total
Cornhuskers			0
Terrapins			0

at SECU Stadium • College Park, MD

Date: October 11

Statistics	NEB	UMD
First downs
Total yards
Rushes/yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

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

at Minnesota

Pregame line	Over/under

Nebraska Cornhuskers at Minnesota Golden Gophers – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	Total
Cornhuskers			0
Golden Gophers			0

at Huntington Bank Stadium • Minneapolis, MN

Date: October 18

Statistics	NEB	MINN
First downs
Total yards
Rushes/yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

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

vs Northwestern

Pregame line	Over/under

Northwestern Wildcats vs Nebraska Cornhuskers – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	Total
Wildcats			0
Cornhuskers			0

at Memorial Stadium • Lincoln, Nebraska

Date: October 25

Statistics	NU	NEB
First downs
Total yards
Rushes/yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

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

vs USC

Pregame line	Over/under

USC Trojans vs Nebraska Cornhuskers – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	Total
Trojans			0
Cornhuskers			0

at Memorial Stadium • Lincoln, Nebraska

Date: November 1

Statistics	USC	NEB
First downs
Total yards
Rushes/yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

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

at UCLA

Pregame line	Over/under

Nebraska Cornhuskers at UCLA Bruins – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	Total
Cornhuskers			0
Bruins			0

at Rose Bowl • Pasadena, CA

Date: November 8

Statistics	NEB	UCLA
First downs
Total yards
Rushes/yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

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

at Penn State

Pregame line	Over/under

Nebraska Cornhuskers at Penn State Nittany Lions – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	Total
Cornhuskers			0
Nittany Lions			0

at Beaver Stadium • University Park, PA

Date: November 22

Statistics	NEB	PSU
First downs
Total yards
Rushes/yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

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

vs Iowa

Pregame line	Over/under

Iowa Hawkeyes vs Nebraska Cornhuskers – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	Total
Hawkeyes			0
Cornhuskers			0

at Memorial Stadium • Lincoln, Nebraska

Date: November 28

Statistics	IOWA	NEB
First downs
Total yards
Rushes/yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

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

Big Ten awards

Player of the week honors

All-Conference awards

Personnel

Roster

References

^ ^a ^b "2025 College Football Transfer Portal". 247 Sports. Retrieved December 13, 2024.
^ ^a ^b "Nebraska Football Transfer Portal". On3.com. Retrieved January 10, 2025.
^ "2025 Football Schedule". Huskers.com. Retrieved December 11, 2024.
^ "The 2025 Nebraska football schedule". Huskers.com. Retrieved December 11, 2024.

[247Sports-1] "2025 College Football Transfer Portal". 247 Sports. Retrieved December 13, 2024.

[On3-2] "Nebraska Football Transfer Portal". On3.com. Retrieved January 10, 2025.

[3] "2025 Football Schedule". Huskers.com. Retrieved December 11, 2024.

[4] "The 2025 Nebraska football schedule". Huskers.com. Retrieved December 11, 2024.

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