2023 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team

2023 Nebraska Cornhuskers football
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Division	West
Record	5–7 (3–6 Big Ten)
Head coach	Matt Rhule (1st season)
Offensive coordinator	Marcus Satterfield (1st season)
Offensive scheme	Spread
Defensive coordinator	Tony White (1st season)
Base defense	3–3–5
Home stadium	Memorial Stadium
Uniform

2023 Big Ten Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
East Division
No. 1 Michigan xy$#^		9	–	0					15	–	0
No. 10 Ohio State		8	–	1					11	–	2
No. 13 Penn State		7	–	2					10	–	3
Maryland		4	–	5					8	–	5
Rutgers		3	–	6					7	–	6
Michigan State		2	–	7					4	–	8
Indiana		1	–	8					3	–	9
West Division
No. 24 Iowa xy		7	–	2					10	–	4
Northwestern		5	–	4					8	–	5
Wisconsin		5	–	4					7	–	6
Illinois		3	–	6					5	–	7
Minnesota		3	–	6					6	–	7
Nebraska		3	–	6					5	–	7
Purdue		3	–	6					4	–	8
Championship: Michigan 26, Iowa 0
# – College Football Playoff champion ^ – College Football Playoff participant $ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant Rankings from AP Poll

The 2023 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team represented the University of Nebraska–Lincoln as a member of the West Division of the Big Ten Conference during the 2023 NCAA Division I FBS football season. Led by first-year head coach Matt Rhule, the Cornhuskers played home games at Memorial Stadium in Lincoln, Nebraska. At the conclusion of the 2023 season, Nebraska had lost 19 games by single digits over the course of the previous 3 seasons, a Division I NCAA Record.

Offseason

Transfers

Incoming

Name	Position	Height	Weight	Class	Hometown	Previous
Jeff Sims	QB	6'3"	205	Junior	Jacksonville, FL	Georgia Tech
Corey Collier	CB	6'1"	170	Sophomore	Miami, FL	Florida
Marco Ortiz	LS	6'5"	236	Junior	Richmond, VA	Florida
Joshua Fleeks	WR	5'10"	190	Senior	Dallas, TX	Baylor
Chief Borders	LB	6'4"	242	Sophomore	Chicago, IL	Florida
Elijah Jeudy	DL	6'3"	295	Sophomore	Philadelphia, PA	Texas A&M
Ben Scott	OT	6'5"	290	Junior	Honolulu, HI	Arizona State
Arik Gilbert	TE	6'5"	248	(R) Sophomore	Marietta, GA	Georgia
Billy Kemp	WR	5'9"	172	Senior	Highland Springs, VA	Virginia
Jacob Hood	OT	6'8"	342	(R) Freshman	Nashville, TN	Georgia
MJ Sherman	LB	6'2"	250	Senior	Washington, D.C.	Georgia
Tyler Knaak	OT	6'7"	300	(R) Freshman	Salt Lake City, UT	Utah

Outgoing

Name	Number	Position	Height	Weight	Class	Hometown	Destination
Brant Banks	#74	OL	6'7"	300	Junior	Houston, TX	Rice
Ernest Hausmann	#15	LB	6'2"	220	Sophomore	Columbus, NE	Michigan
Decoldest Crawford	#1	WR	6'0	180	(R) Freshman	Shreveport, LA	Louisiana Tech
Kamonte Grimes	#13	WR	6'3	200	Sophomore	Naples, FL	Northern Iowa
Jaeden Gould	#18	CB	6'2	200	(R) Freshman	Somerset, NJ	Syracuse
Marquis Black	#96	DL	6'3"	300	Junior	McDonough, GA	Western Kentucky
Mosai Newsom	#52	DL	6'4"	285	Senior	Waverly, IA	South Dakota
Jaquez Yant	#0	RB	6'2"	235	Junior	Tallahassee, FL	Florida A&M
Kevin Williams	#78	OL	6'5"	325	Graduate	Omaha, NE	Charlotte
Charlie Weinrich	#24	K	5'11"	190	(R) Freshman	Stillwell, KS	Kansas
Alante Brown	#4	WR	6'0"	190	Junior	Chicago, IL	Michigan State
James Carnie	#81	TE	6'5"	220	(R) Sophomore	Firth, NE	Concordia (NE)
Evan Meyersick	#48	WR	6'5"	185	(R) Sophomore	Omaha, NE	N/A
Richard Torres	#15	QB	6'5"	210	Sophomore	San Antonio, TX	Incarnate Word
Victor Jones Jr.	#88	WR	6'2"	184	Sophomore	Orlando, FL	Liberty
Stephon Wynn Jr.	#90	DL	6'4"	299	Senior	Anderson, SC	Ole Miss
Shawn Hardy II	#80	WR	6'3"	190	(R) Sophomore	Kingsland, GA	Tennessee–Martin
Logan Smothers	#8	QB	6'2"	190	Junior	Muscle Shoals, AL	Jacksonville State
Braxton Clark	#11	CB	6'3"	180	Senior	Orlando, FL	South Florida
Casey Thompson	#11	QB	6'1"	194	Graduate	Oklahoma City, OK	Florida Atlantic
Noa Pola-Gates	#21	S	5'11"	165	Junior	Gilbert, AZ	New Mexico
Jalil Martin	#17	S	6'3"	190	Sophomore	Chicago, IL	Syracuse
Ajay Allen	#9	RB	5'11"	182	Sophomore	Monroe, LA	Miami (FL)

Scholarship recruits

US college sports recruiting information for 2023 recruits
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Princewill Umanmeielen DE	Manor, TX	Manor	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	Dec 19, 2022
	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:   ESPN grade: 81
Malachi Coleman ATH	Lincoln, NE	Lincoln East	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Dec 21, 2022
	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:   ESPN grade: 83
Riley Van Poppel DL	Argyle, TX	Argyle	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	270 lb (120 kg)	Jun 13, 2022
	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:   ESPN grade: 80
Jaidyn Doss WR	Peculiar, MO	Raymore–Peculiar	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Jun 3, 2022
	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:   ESPN grade: 77
Gunnar Gottula OT	Lincoln, NE	Lincoln Southeast	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	285 lb (129 kg)	Jun 26, 2021
	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:   ESPN grade: 78
Brice Turner ATH	Omaha, NE	Omaha Westside	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Dec 6, 2022
	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:   ESPN grade: 77
Brock Knutson OT	Scottsbluff, NE	Scottsbluff	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	270 lb (120 kg)	Jun 6, 2022
	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:   ESPN grade: 76
Dylan Rogers DE	Cypress, TX	Cy Woods	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	Jul 5, 2022
	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:   ESPN grade: 74
Sam Sledge IOL	Omaha, NE	Creighton Prep	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	270 lb (120 kg)	Feb 20, 2022
	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:   ESPN grade: 78
Dwight Bootle II CB	Miami, FL	Miami Palmetto	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	Jan 31, 2022
	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:   ESPN grade: 76
Eric Fields LB	Ardmore, OK	Ardmore	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Dec 21, 2022
	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A   247Sports:    ESPN: N/A   ESPN grade: N/A
Jaylen Lloyd ATH	Omaha, NE	Omaha Westside	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	160 lb (73 kg)	Dec 17, 2022
	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:   ESPN grade: 77
Kai Wallin DE	Sacramento, CA	American River C.C.	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	240 lb (110 kg)	Dec 12, 2022
	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN: N/A   ESPN grade: N/A
Mason Goldman OT	Gretna, NE	Gretna	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	260 lb (120 kg)	Dec 19, 2022
	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN: N/A   ESPN grade: N/A
Syncere Safeeullah CB	Brademton, FL	IMG Academy	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Dec 12, 2022
	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:   ESPN grade: 75
Kwinten Ives RB	Palmyra, New Jersey	Palmyra	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Dec 11, 2022
	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals:   247Sports: N/A    ESPN:   ESPN grade: 78
Tristan Alvano K	Omaha, NE	Omaha Westside	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Dec 16, 2022
	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals:   247Sports: N/A    ESPN: N/A   ESPN grade: N/A
Jason Maciejzak DL	Pierre, SD	T.F Riggs	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	320 lb (150 kg)	Dec 19, 2022
	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals:   247Sports: N/A    ESPN: N/A   ESPN grade: N/A
Maverick Noonan DE	Omaha, NE	Elkhorn South	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	Jun 24, 2022
	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:   ESPN grade: 77
Rahmir Stewart S	Philadelphia, PA	Imhotep Institute	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Dec 17, 2022
	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN: N/A   ESPN grade: N/A
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: "2021 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

Source:

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
August 31	7:00 p.m.	at Minnesota	Huntington Bank Stadium Minneapolis, MN (rivalry)	FOX	L 10–13	53,629
September 9	11:00 a.m.	at No. 22 Colorado*	Folsom Field Boulder, CO (rivalry, Big Noon Kickoff)	FOX	L 14–36	53,241
September 16	6:00 p.m.	Northern Illinois*	Memorial Stadium Lincoln, NE	FS1	W 35–11	86,875
September 23	2:30 p.m.	Louisiana Tech*	Memorial Stadium Lincoln, NE	BTN	W 28–14	87,115
September 30	2:30 p.m.	No. 2 Michigan	Memorial Stadium Lincoln, NE	FOX	L 7–45	87,134
October 6	7:00 p.m.	at Illinois	Memorial Stadium Champaign, IL	FS1	W 20–7	46,703
October 21	2:30 p.m.	Northwestern	Memorial Stadium Lincoln, NE	BTN	W 17–9	86,769
October 28	2:30 p.m.	Purdue	Memorial Stadium Lincoln, NE	FS1	W 31–14	86,709
November 4	11:00 a.m.	at Michigan State	Spartan Stadium East Lansing, MI	FS1	L 17–20	63,134
November 11	11:00 a.m.	Maryland	Memorial Stadium Lincoln, NE	Peacock	L 10–13	86,830
November 18	6:30 p.m.	at Wisconsin	Camp Randall Stadium Madison, WI (rivalry)	NBC	L 17–24 OT	72,237
November 24	11:00 a.m.	No. 17 Iowa	Memorial Stadium Lincoln, NE (rivalry)	CBS	L 10–13	86,183
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll (and CFP Rankings,) All times are in Central time Source:

Roster

2023 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class WR 1 Billy Kemp GS QB 7 Jeff Sims Jr QB 10 Heinrich Haarberg So RB/WR 11 Joshua Fleeks GS QB 12 Chubba Purdy Jr WR 13 Marcus Washington  Sr RB 14 Rahmir Johnson  Sr WR 15 Malachi Coleman Fr FB 16 Janiran Bonner RFr WR 17 Ty Hahn Jr QB 17 Jake Woche RFr WR 19 Jaylen Lloyd Fr QB 19 Luke Longval RFr RB 21 Emmett Johnson RFr RB 22 Gabe Ervin Jr.  So RB 23 Anthony Grant Sr TE 24 Thomas Fidone II So RB 25 Kenneth Williams Fr WR 26 Roman Mangini RFr RB 28 Kwinten Ives Fr RB 29 Trevon Kinchen RFr WR 32 Barron Miles Jr. Jr RB 33 Maurice Mazzccua Jr FB 34 Barrett Liebentritt So RB 35 Trevin Luben Jr WR 36 Taveon Thompson So WR 38 Wilson Cooper Fr WR 40 Demitrius Bell Fr FB 40 Trevor Ruth RFr WR 41 Elliott Brown Jr RB 42 Cole Ballard Fr FB 43 Landon Ternus Fr TE 44 Luke Lyndenmeyer RFr FB 45 Braden Klover Jr TE 46 John Goodwin Sr TE 47 Caden Becker RFr TE 48 Cayden Echternach Fr OL 51 Justin Evans-Jenkins RFr OL 53 Conor Connealy Fr OL 54 Bryce Benhart Sr OL 57 Ethan Piper  Sr OL 58 Mason Goldman Fr OL 59 Henry Lutovsky So OL 61 Dylan Parrott RFr OL 62 Sam Sledge Fr OL 63 Nouredin Nouili Sr OL 65 Teddy Prochazka So OL 66 Ben Scott Sr OL 67 Joey Mancino So OL 69 Turner Corcoran  Jr OL 70 Keegan Menning Jr OL 71 Jacob Hood RFr OL 73 David Borhers Fr OL 74 Brock Knutson Fr OL 75 Tyler Knaak RFr OL 77 Gunnar Gottula Fr OL 78 Jacob Brandl Fr OL 79 Grant Seagren Fr TE 81 Ismael Smith-Flores Fr WR 82 Isaiah Garcia-Castaneda  Jr TE 83 Jake Appleget RFr WR 84 Alex Bullock So WR 85 Jaidyn Doss Fr TE 87 Nate Boerkircher Jr WR 88 Cooper Hausmann RFr	Defense Pos. # Name Class DL 0 Nash Hutmacher Jr S 2 Isaac Gifford Jr LB 3 Nick Henrich Sr LB 4 Luke Reimer Sr LB 5 John Bullock Sr CB 6 Quinton Newsome Sr S 8 Deshon Singleton  Jr DL 9 Ty Robinson Sr DL 10 Jimari Butler Jr DL 11 Cameron Lenhardt Fr S 12 Omar Brown Sr CB 13 Malcom Hartzog So LB 14 Chief Borders So CB 15 Tamon Lynum Jr DL 16 Elijah Jeudy So DL 18 Princewill Umanmielen Fr LB 19 Kaine Williams So CB 21 Dwight Bootle II  Fr DB 22 Ashton Hausmann Jr S 23 Corey Collier Jr. So S 24 Marques Buford Jr.  Jr DB 25 Jeremiah Charles Fr S 26 Koby Bretz So CB 28 Ethan Nation Fr LB 29 Eric Fields Fr LB 30 Randolph Kpai So DB 30 Javon Kinchen Fr DB 31 Tommi Hill Jr S 32 Rahmir Stewart Fr LB 33 Javin Wright Sr LB 34 Garrett Snodgrass Sr DB 35 D'Andre Barnes Fr S 36 Blake Closman So S 37 Phalen Sanford Sr DB 39 Derek Branch So DB 40 Brice Turner Fr LB 42 Mikai Gbayor So LB 43 Michael Booker III So DB 44 Syncere Safeeullah Fr LB 46 Grant Buda So LB 47 Gage Stenger RFr LB 48 MJ Sherman Jr DB 49 Mason Jones Fr LB 49 Danny Pasko Fr LB 50 Noah Bustard Fr LB 52 Dylan Rogers Fr LB 53 Jacob Bower Fr LB 54 Korver Demma Fr DL 55 Vincent Carroll-Jackson Fr LB 56 Grant Tagge Jr LB 75 Maverick Noonan  Fr DL 80 Jacob Herbek Sr DL 86 A. J. Rollins So DL 87 Brodie Tagaloa  RFr DL 88 Ru'Quan Buckley So DL 90 James Williams So DL 92 Sua Lefotu Fr DL 93 Kai Wallin So DL 94 Riley Van-Poppel Fr DL 95 Jason Maciejczak Fr DL 96 Leslie Black Fr DL 97 Blaise Gunnerson Jr	Special teams Pos. # Name Class PK 30 Tristan Alvano Fr PK 38 Timmy Bleekrode Sr PK 95 Spencer Pankratz So P 90 Jacob Hohl Jr LS 45 Marco Ortiz Sr P 18 Brian Buschini Jr P 39 Gage Wager Fr LS 96 Camden Witucki Jr LS 98 Will DePooter Fr	Head coach Matt Rhule Coordinators/assistant coaches Tony White – Associate head coach/defensive coordinator Marcus Satterfield – Offensive coordinator Ed Foley – Special teams coordinator E. J. Barthel – Running backs Evan Cooper – Secondary/defensive pass game coordinator Rob Dvoracek – Linebackers Terrance Knighton – Defensive line Josh Martin – Tight ends Garret McGuire – Wide receivers Donovan Raiola – Offensive line Corey Campbell – Strength and conditioning coach Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt Roster Last update: August 29, 2023

Depth chart

Defense
ROVER Isaac Gifford Koby Bretz ⋅
FS Omar Brown Malcolm Hartzog Corey Collier ⋅		JACK LB LB Mikai Gbayor MJ Sherman John Bullock Luke Reimer Princewill Umanmielen Nick Henrich Javin Wright ⋅ ⋅ ⋅					SS Phalen Sanford Marques Buford ⋅
CB Quinton Newsome Tamon Lynum ⋅		DE NT DE Jimari Butler Nash Hutmacher Ty Robinson Blasie Gunnerson Riley Van-Poppel Cameron Lenhardt ⋅ ⋅ Chief Borders						CB Tommi Hill Ethan Nation ⋅
Offense
WR Alex Bullock Jaylen Lloyd ⋅	WR Billy Kemp Jaidyn Doss ⋅	LT LG C RG RT Turner Corcoran Teddy Prochazka Ethan Piper Justin Jenkins Ben Scott Nouredin Nouili Bryce Benhart Gunnar Gouttula Sam Sledge Justin Evans-Jenkins Henry Lutovsky Tyler Knaak ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ ⋅					TE Thomas Fidone Nate Boerkircher Luke Lindenmeyer FB Janiran Bonner Barrett Liebentritt	WR Malachi Coleman Ty Hahn ⋅
				QB Chubba Purdy Heinrich Haarberg Jeff Sims ⋅
Key reserves Season-ending injury Number of games played () RB Gabe Ervin (3) RB Rahmir Johnson (3) WR Isaiah Garcia-Castaneda (1) WR Marcus Washington (6) OT Turner Corcoran (7) OG Ethan Piper (7) CB Dwight Bootle (2) S Deshon Singleton (5)							Special teams PK Tristan Alvano P Brian Buschini KR Tommi Hill PR Billy Kemp LS Marco Ortiz
				RB Emmett Johnson Anthony Grant Joshua Fleeks

Game summaries

at Minnesota

See also: 2023 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team and Minnesota–Nebraska football rivalry

Nebraska Cornhuskers (0–0) at Minnesota Golden Gophers (0–0) – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Nebraska	0	0	7	3	10
Minnesota	0	3	0	10	13

at Huntington Bank Stadium • Minneapolis, Minnesota

• Date: August 31, 2023
• Game time: 7:00 PM
• Game weather: Sunny, 79 °F (26 °C), Wind SE @ 13 mph (21 km/h)
• Game attendance: 53,629
• Referee: Larry Smith
• TV announcers (FOX): Gus Johnson (play-by-play), Joel Klatt (analyst), and Jenny Taft (sideline)
• Sources: huskers.com

Game information

Second quarter (12:31) MINN – Dragan Kesich 34-yard field goal (Drive: 13 plays, 67 yards, 7:41, Minnesota 3-0) Third quarter (14:03) NEB – Alex Bullock 34-yard pass from Jeff Sims, Tristan Alvano kick (Drive: 2 plays, 35 yards, 0:57, Nebraska 7-3) Fourth quarter (12:42) NEB – Tristan Alvano 27-yard field goal (Drive: 13 plays, 80 yards, 7:37, Nebraska 10-3) (2:32) MINN – Daniel Jackson 13-yard pass from Athan Kaliakmanis, Dragan Kesich kick (Drive: 10 plays, 53 yards, 2:21, 10-10) (0:00) MINN – Dragan Kesich 47-yard field goal (Drive: 6 plays, 22 yards, 0:58, Minnesota 13-10)

Statistics	NEB	MIN
First downs	18	20
Total yards	295	251
Rushes/yards	37/181	25/55
Passing yards	114	196
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	11-19-3	24-44-1
Time of possession	29:18	30:42

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Nebraska	Passing	Jeff Sims	11/19, 114 yds, TD, 3 INT
	Rushing	Jeff Sims	19 carries, 91 yds
	Receiving	Alex Bullock	3 rec, 56 yds, TD
Minnesota	Passing	Athan Kaliakmanis	24/44, 196 yds, TD, 1 INT
	Rushing	Sean Tyler	10 car, 41 yds
	Receiving	Daniel Jackson	9 rec, 68 yds, TD

at No. 22 Colorado

See also: 2023 Colorado Buffaloes football team and Colorado–Nebraska football rivalry

Nebraska Cornhuskers (0–1) at No. 22 Colorado Buffaloes (1–0) – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Nebraska	0	0	7	7	14
No. 22 Colorado	0	13	10	13	36

at Folsom Field • Boulder, Colorado

• Date: September 9, 2023
• Game time: 11:00 AM
• Game weather: Sunny, 72 °F (22 °C), Wind North @ 4 mph (6 km/h)
• Game attendance: 53,241
• Referee: Kole Knueppel
• TV announcers (FOX): Gus Johnson (play-by-play), Joel Klatt (analyst), and Jenny Taft (sideline reporter)
• Sources: huskers.com

Game information

Second quarter (4:20) CU – Jace Feely 31-yard field goal (4 plays, 6 yards, 1:12, Colorado 3-0) (2:35) CU – Tar'Varish Dawson 30-yard pass from Shedeur Sanders, Jace Feely kick (1 play, 30 yards, 0:08, Colorado 10-0) (0:00) CU – Jace Feely 32-yard field goal (6 plays, 50 yards, 0:49, Colorado 13-0) Third quarter (9:50) NEB – Jeff Sims 57-yard run, Tristan Alvano kick (4 plays, 66 yards, 2:10, Colorado 10-7) (6:49) CU – Xavier Weaver 12-yard pass from Shedeur Sanders, Jace Feely kick (10 plays, 75 yards, 3:01, Colorado 20-7) (1:20) CU – Jace Feely 30-yard field goal (8 plays, 55 yards, 3:45, Colorado 23-7) Fourth quarter (10:45) CU – Tar'Varish Dawson 8-yard run (9 plays, 65 yards, 4:09, Colorado 29-7) (4:54) CU – Shedeur Sanders 6-yard run, Jace Feely kick (6 plays, 55 yards, 3:03, Colorado 36-7) (0:00) NEB – Thomas Fidone III 4-yard pass from Heinrich Haarberg, Tristan Alvano kick (6 plays, 57 yards, 1:52, Colorado 36-14)

Statistics	NEB	CU
First downs	15	24
Total yards	341	454
Rushes/yards	41/222	33/58
Passing yards	119	396
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	11-22-1	32-44-0
Time of possession	29:41	30:19

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Nebraska	Passing	Jeff Sims	9-15, 106 yds, 1 INT
	Rushing	Gabe Ervin Jr.	17 car, 74 yds
	Receiving	Billy Kemp IV	5 rec, 57 yds
Colorado	Passing	Shedeur Sanders	31-42, 393 yds, 2 TD
	Rushing	Dylan Edwards	9 car, 55 yds
	Receiving	Xavier Weaver	10 rec, 170 yds, 1 TD

Northern Illinois

See also: 2023 Northern Illinois Huskies football team

Northern Illinois Huskies (1–1) at Nebraska Cornhuskers (0–2) – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Northern Illinois	3	0	0	8	11
Nebraska	7	7	7	14	35

at Memorial Stadium • Lincoln, Nebraska

• Date: September 16, 2023
• Game time: 6:00 PM
• Game weather: Sunny, 79 °F (26 °C), Wind North @ 8 mph (13 km/h)
• Game attendance: 86,875
• Referee: Chris Coyte
• TV announcers (FS1): Jeff Levering (play-by-play) and Mark Helfrich (analyst)
• Sources: huskers.com

Game information

First quarter (9:39) NEB - Billy Kemp IV 10-yard pass from Heinrich Haarberg, Tristan Alvano kick (6 plays, 55 yards, 3:17, Nebraska 7-0) (3:08) NIU - Jake Seibert 30-yard field goal ('4 plays, -8 yards, 2:13, Nebraska 7-3) Second quarter (3:15) NEB – Thomas Fidone II 16-yard pass from Heinrich Haarberg, Tristan Alvano kick (4 plays, 36 yards, 2:14, Nebraska 14-3) Third quarter (1:00) NEB – Gabe Ervin Jr. 3-yard run, Tristan Alvano kick (14 plays, 76 yards, 7:10, Nebraska 21-3) Fourth quarter (8:19) NEB – Heinrich Haarberg 20-yard run, Tristan Alvano kick (9 plays, 65 yards, 5:33, Nebraska 28-3) (3:23) NEB – Anthony Grant 11-yard run, Tristan Alvano kick (5 plays, 35 yards, 3:07, Nebraska 35-3) (0:04) NIU – Ethan Hampton 4-yard pass from Chris Carter, Billy Dozier 2-pt PAT pass from Chris Carter (11 plays, 75 yards, 3:19, Nebraska 35-11)

Statistics	NIU	NEB
First downs	12	23
Total yards	149	382
Rushes/yards	22/26	44/224
Passing yards	123	158
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	17–36–1	14–24–0
Time of possession	23:43	36:17

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Northern Illinois	Passing	Rocky Lombardi	11/28, 73 yds, 1 INT
	Rushing	Antario Brown	8 carries, 16 yds
	Receiving	Davis Patterson	2 rec, 30 yds
Nebraska	Passing	Heinrich Haarberg	14/24, 158 yds, 2 TD
	Rushing	Heinrich Haarberg	21 carries, 98 yds
	Receiving	Thomas Fidone II	4 rec, 42 yds, 1 TD

Louisiana Tech

See also: 2023 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football team

Louisiana Tech Bulldogs (2–2) at Nebraska Cornhuskers (1–2) – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Louisiana Tech	0	7	0	7	14
Nebraska	0	7	7	14	28

at Memorial Stadium • Lincoln, Nebraska

• Date: September 23, 2023
• Game time: 2:30 PM
• Game weather: Sunny, 71 °F (22 °C), Wind South @ 7 mph (11 km/h)
• Game attendance: 87,115
• Referee: Jerry McGinn
• TV announcers (BTN): Mark Followill (play-by-play), Matt Millen (analyst), and Meghan McKeown (sideline)
• Sources: huskers.com

Game information

Second quarter (11:31) NEB – Billy Kemp IV 9-yard run, Tristan Alvano kick (9 plays, 79 yards, 4:23, Nebraska 7-0) (6:07) LT - Jacob Fields 14-yard run, Jacob Barnes kick (10 plays, 87 yards, 5:11, 7-7) Third quarter (9:57) NEB – Anthony Grant 19-yard run, Tristan Alvano kick (9 plays, 85 yards, 4:56, Nebraska 14-7) Fourth quarter (14:52) NEB – Thomas Fidone II 29-yard pass from Heinrich Haarberg, Tristan Alvano kick (3 plays, 46 yards, 0:52, Nebraska 21-7) (11:13) NEB – Heinrich Haarberg 72-yard run, Tristan Alvano kick (3 plays, 82 yards, 1:35, Nebraska 28-7) (5:17) LT – Cyrus Allen 20 yard pass from Jack Turner, Jacob Barnes kick (6 plays, 51 yards, 3:22, Nebraska 28-14)

Statistics	LT	NEB
First downs	17	20
Total yards	338	419
Rushes/yards	21/46	48/312
Passing yards	292	107
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	27-42-1	8-18-0
Time of possession	28:02	31:58

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Louisiana Tech	Passing	Jack Turner	27-42, 1 TD, 1 INT
	Rushing	Jacob Fields	6 car, 28 yds, 1 TD
	Receiving	Cyrus Allen	6 rec, 102 yds, 1 TD
Nebraska	Passing	Heinrich Haarberg	8-17, 107 yds, 1 TD
	Rushing	Heinrich Haarberg	19 car, 157 yds, 1 TD
	Receiving	Billy Kemp IV	5 rec, 62 yds

No. 2 Michigan

See also: 2023 Michigan Wolverines football team

No. 2 Michigan Wolverines (4-0) at Nebraska Cornhuskers (2-2) – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
#2 Michigan	14	14	7	10	45
Nebraska	0	0	0	7	7

at Memorial Stadium • Lincoln, Nebraska

• Date: September 30, 2023
• Game time: 2:30 PM
• Game weather: Sunny, 93 °F (34 °C), Wind West @ 22 mph (35 km/h)
• Game attendance: 87,134
• Referee: Greg Blum
• TV announcers (FOX): Jason Benetti (play-by-play), Brock Huard (analyst), and Allison Williams (sideline)
• Sources: huskers.com

Game information

First quarter (9:20) MICH - Roman Wilson 29-yard pass from J.J. McCarthy, James Turner kick (11 plays, 75 yards, 5:40, Michigan 7-0) (7:15) MICH - Kalel Mullings 20-yard run, James Turner kick (3 plays, 29 yards, 1:24, Michigan 14-0) Second quarter (11:22) MICH - J.J. McCarthy 21-yard run, James Turner kick (9 plays, 88 yards, 5:02, Michigan 21-0) (0:23) MICH - Roman Wilson 16-yard pass from J.J. McCarthy, James Turner kick (8 plays, 55 yards, 3:36, Michigan 28-0) Third quarter (5:58) MICH - Blake Corum 1-yard run, James Turner kick (11 plays, 78 yards, 5:50, Michigan 35-0) Fourth quarter (14:17) MICH - James Turner 30-yard field goal (13 plays, 63 yards, 6:21, Michigan 38-0) (4:37) MICH - Peyton O'Leary 8-yard pass from Jayden Denegal, James Turner kick (10 plays, 50 yards, 5:48, Michigan 45-0) (4:17) NEB - Josh Fleeks 74-yard run, Tristan Alvano kick (1 play, 74 yards, 0:11, Michigan 45-7)

Statistics	MICH	NEB
First downs	26	10
Total yards	436	305
Rushes/yards	51/249	21/106
Passing yards	187	199
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	16-23-0	14-25-1
Time of possession	38:01	21:59

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Michigan	Passing	J. J. McCarthy	12-16, 156 yds, 2 TD
	Rushing	Blake Corum	16 car, 74 yds, 1 TD
	Receiving	Roman Wilson	4 rec, 58 yds, 2 TD
Nebraska	Passing	Heinrich Haarberg	14-25, 199 yds, 1 INT
	Rushing	Josh Fleeks	1 car, 74 yds, 1 TD
	Receiving	Billy Kemp IV	4 rec, 61 yds

at Illinois

See also: 2023 Illinois Fighting Illini football team

Nebraska Cornhuskers (2-3) at Illinois Fighting Illini (2-3) – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Nebraska	3	14	3	0	20
Illinois	0	7	0	0	7

at Memorial Stadium • Champaign, Illinois

• Date: October 6, 2023
• Game time: 7:00 PM
• Game weather: Clear, 51 °F (11 °C), Wind West @ 11 mph (18 km/h)
• Game attendance: 46,703
• Referee: Jeffrey Servinski
• TV announcers (FS1): Jeff Levering (play-by-play), Mark Helfrich (analyst)
• Sources: huskers.com

Game information

First quarter (1:59) NEB - Tristan Alvano 31-yard field goal (11 plays, 86 yards, 6:47, Nebraska 3-0) Second quarter (6:47) NEB – Anthony Grant 1-yard run, Tristan Alvano kick (14 plays, 79 yards, 6:38, Nebraska 10-0) (6:37) NEB - Heinrich Haarberg 25-yard run, Tristan Alvano kick (1 play, 25 yards, 0:00, Nebraska 17-0) (1:31) ILL - Pat Bryant 46-yard pass from Luke Altmyer, Caleb Griffin kick (5 plays, 76 yards, 1:45, Nebraska 17-7) Third quarter (8:16) NEB – Tristan Alvano 32-yard field goal (4 plays, 8 yards, 1:44, Nebraska 20-7)

Statistics	NEB	ILL
First downs	18	16
Total yards	312	310
Rushes/yards	49/158	19/21
Passing yards	154	289
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	12-24-1	29-47-1
Time of possession	37:07	22:43

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Nebraska	Passing	Heinrich Haarberg	12-24, 154 yards, 1 INT
	Rushing	Heinrich Haarberg	18 car, 82 yds, 1 TD
	Receiving	Thomas Fidone II	3 rec, 42 yds
Illinois	Passing	Luke Altmyer	29-47, 289 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT
	Rushing	Kaden Feagin	5 car, 15 yards
	Receiving	Pat Bryant	4 rec, 76 yards, 1 TD

Northwestern

See also: 2023 Northwestern Wildcats football team

Northwestern Wildcats (3-3) at Nebraska Cornhuskers (3-3) – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Northwestern	3	3	0	3	9
Nebraska	3	7	0	7	17

at Memorial Stadium • Lincoln, Nebraska

• Date: October 21, 2023
• Game time: 2:30 PM
• Game weather: Sunny, 70 °F (21 °C), Wind N @ 13 mph (21 km/h)
• Game attendance: 86,769
• Referee: Mark Kluczyski
• TV announcers (BTN): Cory Provus (play-by-play), Jake Butt (analyst), Brooke Fletcher (sidelines)
• Sources: huskers.com

Game information

First quarter (7:18) NW - Jack Olsen 45-yard field goal (5 plays, 14 yards, 2:21, Northwestern 3-0) (3:11) NEB - Tristan Alvano 47-yard field goal (9 plays, 35 yards, 4:00, 3-3) Second quarter (5:48) NW – Jack Olsen 37-yard field goal (10 plays, 73 yards, 5:32, Northwestern 6-3) (0:23) NEB - Heinrich Haarberg 3-yard run, Tristan Alvano kick (10 plays, 77 yards, 5:18, Nebraska 10-6) Fourth quarter (14:03) NEB – Malachi Coleman 44-yard pass from Heinrich Haarberg, Tristan Alvano kick (1 play, 44 yards, 0:07, Nebraska 17-6) (11:09) NW - Jack Olsen 25-yard field goal (6 plays, 68 yards, 2:48, Nebraska 17-9)

Statistics	NW	NEB
First downs	12	14
Total yards	257	248
Rushes/yards	39/81	39/163
Passing yards	176	85
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	12-23-1	8-17-2
Time of possession	30:52	29:08

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Northwestern	Passing	Brendan Sullivan	12-23, 176 yds, 1 INT
	Rushing	Anthony Tyus III	6 car, 63 yds
	Receiving	Bryce Kirtz	3 rec, 96 yds
Nebraska	Passing	Heinrich Haarberg	8-17, 85 yds, 1 TD, 2 INT
	Rushing	Emmett Johnson	12 car, 73 yds
	Receiving	Malachi Coleman	1 rec, 44 yds, 1 TD

Purdue

See also: 2023 Purdue Boilermakers football team

Purdue Boilermakers (2-5) at Nebraska Cornhuskers (4-3) – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Purdue	0	0	0	14	14
Nebraska	0	14	7	10	31

at Memorial Stadium • Lincoln, Nebraska

• Date: October 28, 2023
• Game time: 2:30 PM
• Game weather: Cloudy, 37 °F (3 °C), Wind NW @ 8 mph (13 km/h)
• Game attendance: 86,709
• Referee: Ron Snodgrass
• TV announcers (FS1): Jeff Levering (play-by-play), Mark Helfrich (analyst)
• Sources: huskers.com

Game information

Second quarter (10:43) NEB – Thomas Fidone II 1-yard pass from Heinrich Haarberg, Tristan Alvano kick (15 plays, 87 yards, 8:52, Nebraska 7-0) (8:54) NEB - Jaylen Lloyd 73-yard pass from Heinrich Haarberg, Tristan Alvano kick (1 play, 73 yards, 0:11, Nebraska 14-0) Third quarter (12:02) NEB - Quinton Newsome 68-yard blocked field goal return, Tristan Alvano kick (Nebraska 21-0) Fourth quarter (12:23) NEB – Tristan Alvano 55-yard field goal (6 plays, 14 yards, 2:32, Nebraska 24-0) (9:09) PUR - Jayden Dixon-Veal 29-yard pass from Hudson Card, 2PT PAT failed (3 plays, 24 yards, 0:46, Nebraska 24-6) (6:24) PUR - Kydran Jenkins 55-yard fumble return, Andrew Sowinski pass from Hudson Card (Nebraska 24-14) (3:54) NEB - Emmett Johnson 28-yard run, Tristan Alvano kick (6 plays, 48 yards, 2:29, Nebraska 31-14)

Statistics	PUR	NEB
First downs	10	14
Total yards	195	277
Rushes/yards	29/96	48/155
Passing yards	99	122
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	17-33-2	6-11-0
Time of possession	26:50	33:10

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Purdue	Passing	Hudson Card	16-32, 100 yds, 1 TD, 2 INT
	Rushing	Devin Mockobee	7 car, 42 yds
	Receiving	Jayden Dixon-Veal	4 rec, 38 yds, 1 TD
Nebraska	Passing	Heinrich Haarberg	6-11, 122 yds, 2 TD
	Rushing	Emmett Johnson	13 car, 76 yds, 1 TD
	Receiving	Jaylen Lloyd	1 rec, 73 yds, 1 TD

at Michigan State

See also: 2023 Michigan State Spartans football team

Nebraska Cornhuskers (5-3) at Michigan State Spartans (2-6) – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Nebraska	0	10	0	7	17
Michigan State	3	7	3	7	20

at Spartan Stadium • East Lansing, Michigan

• Date: November 4, 2023
• Game time: 11:00 AM
• Game weather: Sunny, 50 °F (10 °C), Wind W @ 2 mph (3 km/h)
• Game attendance: 63,134
• Referee: Jerry McGinn
• TV announcers (FS1): Tim Brando (play-by-play), Spencer Tillman (analyst)
• Sources: huskers.com

Game information

First quarter (11:51) MSU - Jonathan Kim 35-yard field goal (8 plays, 71 yards, 3:04, Michigan State 3-0) Second quarter (12:40) NEB – Heinrich Haarberg 5-yard run, Tristan Alvano kick (10 plays, 59 yards, 4:31, Nebraska 7-3) (9:14) MSU - Christian Fitzpatrick 11-yard pass from Katin Houser, Jonathan Kim kick (6 plays, 75 yards, 3:26, Michigan State 10-7) (0:06) NEB - Tristan Alvano 24-yard field goal (12 plays, 74 yards, 4:56, 10-10) Third quarter (5:11) MSU - Jonathan Kim 50-yard field goal (12 plays, 53 yards, 6:24, Michigan State 13-10) Fourth quarter (12:13) MSU – Montorie Foster Jr. 25-yard pass from Sam Leavitt, Jonathan Kim kick (4 plays, 38 yards, 1:15, Michigan State 20-10) (3:35) NEB - Emmett Johnson 4-yard run, Tristan Alvano kick (4 plays, 65 yards, 0:56, Michigan State 20-17)

Statistics	NEB	MSU
First downs	19	11
Total yards	283	295
Rushes/yards	41/154	31/63
Passing yards	129	232
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	12-28-2	15-24-0
Time of possession	31:31	28:29

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Nebraska	Passing	Heinrich Haarberg	12-28, 129 yds, 2 INT
	Rushing	Emmett Johnson	13 car, 57 yds, 1 TD
	Receiving	Thomas Fidone II	3 rec, 43 yds
Michigan State	Passing	Katin Houser	13-20, 165 yds, 1 TD
	Rushing	Nate Carter	15 car, 50 yds
	Receiving	Montorie Foster Jr.	4 rec, 94 yds, 1 TD

Maryland

See also: 2023 Maryland Terrapins football team

Maryland Terrapins (5-4) at Nebraska Cornhuskers (5-4) – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Maryland	0	7	0	6	13
Nebraska	0	0	10	0	10

at Memorial Stadium • Lincoln, Nebraska

• Date: November 11, 2023
• Game time: 11:00 AM
• Game weather: Sunny, 55 °F (13 °C), Wind S @ 16 mph (26 km/h)
• Game attendance: 86,830
• Referee: Bryan Banks
• TV announcers (Peacock): Paul Burmeister (play-by-play), Kyle Rudolph (analyst), Lewis Johnson (sidelines)
• Sources: huskers.com

Game information

Second Quarter (2:31) MD – Tai Felton 16-yard pass from Taulia Tagovailoa, Jack Howes kick (2 plays, 69 yards, 0:33, Maryland 7-0) Third Quarter (11:35) NEB - Janiran Bonner 2-yard rush, Tristan Alvano kick (6 plays, 27 yards, 2:23, 7-7) (8:26) NEB - Tristan Alvano 38-yard field goal (6 plays, 11 yards, 2:25, Nebraska 10-7) Fourth Quarter (12:42) MD – Jack Howes 35-yard field goal (4 plays, 3 yards, 2:12, 10-10) (0:00) MD - Jack Howes 24-yard field goal (12 plays, 75 yards, 3:37, Maryland 13-10)

Statistics	MD	NEB
First downs	19	18
Total yards	384	269
Rushes/yards	26/101	40/183
Passing yards	283	86
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	27-40-1	10-21-4
Time of possession	28:59	31:01

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Maryland	Passing	Taulia Tagovailoa	27-40, 283 yds, 1 TD, 1 INT
	Rushing	Roman Hemby	16 car, 74 yds
	Receiving	Jeshaun Jones	5 rec, 86 yds
Nebraska	Passing	Jeff Sims	8-13, 62 yds, 2 INT
	Rushing	Emmett Johnson	17 car, 84 yds
	Receiving	Billy Kemp IV	2 rec, 30 yds

at Wisconsin

See also: 2023 Wisconsin Badgers football team

Nebraska Cornhuskers (5-5) at Wisconsin Badgers (5-5) – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	OT	Total
Nebraska	14	0	0	3	0	17
Wisconsin	0	10	7	0	7	24

at Camp Randall Stadium • Madison, Wisconsin

• Date: November 18, 2023
• Game time: 6:30 PM
• Game weather: Clear, 44 °F (7 °C), Wind W @ 6 mph (10 km/h)
• Game attendance: 72,237
• Referee: Chris Coyte
• TV announcers (NBC): Noah Eagle (play-by-play), Todd Blackledge (analyst), Kathryn Tappen (sidelines)
• Sources: huskers.com

Game information

First Quarter (11:33) NEB - Chubba Purdy 55-yard run, Tristan Alvano kick (6 plays, 75 yards, 3:27, Nebraska 7-0) (6:00) NEB - Jaylen Lloyd 58 yard pass from Chubba Purdy, Tristan Alvano kick (6 plays, 76 yards, 3:35, Nebraska 14-0) Second Quarter (6:37) WIS – Jackson Acker 26 yard pass from Tanner Mordecai, Nathanial Vakos kick (9 plays, 66 yards, 3:47, Nebraska 14-7) (1:54) WIS - Nathanial Vakos 35-yard field goal (6 plays, 35 yards, 2:00, Nebraska 14-10) Third Quarter (7:47) WIS - Braelon Allen 2-yard run, Nathanial Vakos kick (10 plays, 79 yards, 4:31, Wisconsin 17-14) Fourth Quarter (0:04) Nebraska – Tristan Alvano 30-yard field goal (9 plays, 68 yards, 3:33, 17-17) Overtime (0:00) WIS - Braelon Allen 3-yard run, Nathanial Vakos kick (8 plays, 25 yards, Wisconsin 24-17)

Statistics	NEB	WIS
First downs	19	19
Total yards	364	316
Rushes/yards	40/195	40/156
Passing yards	169	160
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	169	160
Time of possession	15-23-1	18-28-0

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Nebraska	Passing	Chubba Purdy	15-23, 169 yds, 1 TD, 1 INT
	Rushing	Chubba Purdy	14 car, 105 yds, 1 TD
	Receiving	Jaylen Lloyd	1 rec, 58 yds, 1 TD
Wisconsin	Passing	Tanner Mordecai	18-28, 160 yds, 1 TD
	Rushing	Braelon Allen	22 car, 62 yds, 2 TD
	Receiving	Will Pauling	8 rec, 79 yds

No. 17 Iowa

See also: 2023 Iowa Hawkeyes football team and Iowa–Nebraska football rivalry

No. 17 Iowa Hawkeyes (9-2) at Nebraska Cornhuskers (5-6) – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 17 Iowa	0	10	0	3	13
Nebraska	0	7	3	0	10

at Memorial Stadium • Lincoln, Nebraska

• Date: November 24, 2023
• Game time: 11:00 AM
• Game weather: Cloudy, 26 °F (-3 °C), Wind NE @ 13 mph (21 km/h)
• Game attendance: 86,183
• Referee: Gregory Blum
• TV announcers (CBS): Tom McCarthy (play-by-play), Ross Tucker (analyst), Tiffany Blackmon (sideline)
• Sources: huskers.com

Game information

Second Quarter (13:22) IA – Deacon Hill 1-yard run, Drew Stevens kick (7 plays, 51 yards, 2:52, Iowa 7-0) (5:12) IA - Drew Stevens 28-yard field goal (13 plays, 34 yards, 6:40, Iowa 10-0) (3:43) NEB - Jaylen Lloyd 66-yard pass from Chubba Purdy, Tristan Alvano kick (3 plays, 65 yards, 1:29, Iowa 10-7) Third Quarter (6:18) NEB - Tristan Alvano 44-yard field goal (10 plays, 43 yards, 4:23, 10-10) Fourth Quarter (0:00) IA – Marshall Meeder 38-yard field goal (3 plays, 17 yards, 0:15, Iowa 13-10)

Statistics	IA	NEB
First downs	14	10
Total yards	257	264
Rushes/yards	40/163	30/75
Passing yards	94	189
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	11-28-1	15-28-1
Time of possession	31:45	28:15

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Iowa	Passing	Deacon Hill	11-28, 94 yds, 1 INT
	Rushing	Leshon Williams	16 car, 111 yds
	Receiving	Steven Stillanos	2 rec, 38 yds
Nebraska	Passing	Chubba Purdy	15-28, 189 yds, 1 TD, 1 INT
	Rushing	Chubba Purdy	12 car, 42 yds
	Receiving	Jaylen Lloyd	1 rec, 66 yds, 1 TD

Big Ten awards

Player of the week honors

Weekly awards

Player	Award	Week awarded	Ref.
Quinton Newsome	Big Ten Special Teams Player of the Week	Week 9

All-Conference awards

Main article: 2023 All-Big Ten Conference football team

2023 Big Ten offense all-conference teams and awards

Coaches All-Big Ten
Position	Player	Team
LB	Luke Reimer	Third team
OT	Bryce Benhart	Honorable mention
S	Omar Brown	Honorable mention
CB	Isaac Gifford	Honorable mention
DB	Tommi Hill	Honorable mention
DT	Nash Hutmacher	Honorable mention
S	Quinton Newsome	Honorable mention
DE	Ty Robinson	Honorable mention
C	Ben Scott	Honorable mention

Media All-Big Ten
Position	Player	Team
OT	Bryce Benhart	Honorable mention
S	Omar Brown	Honorable mention
LB	Jimari Butler	Honorable mention
CB	Isaac Gifford	Honorable mention
DB	Tommi Hill	Honorable mention
DT	Nash Hutmacher	Honorable mention
S	Quinton Newsome	Honorable mention
LB	Luke Reimer	Honorable mention
DE	Ty Robinson	Honorable mention
C	Ben Scott	Honorable mention

Rankings

Further information: 2023 NCAA Division I FBS football rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: — = Not ranked

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