Tag: Mike Rozier

Former Husker great receives hometown honor

The New Jersey native was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 2006. 

A  Nebraska football great and Heisman Trophy winner was honored by his hometown earlier this week. Running back Mike Rozier had a street in Camden, New Jersey, named in his honor on Tuesday.

Rozier played at Nebraska from 1981-83, running for 4,780 yards and 49 touchdowns. His best season was in 1983, when he ran for 2,148 yards and 29 touchdowns en route to the Heisman Trophy.

Rozier would play two seasons in the USFL before joining the NFL and Houston Oilers for the 1985 season. He played for the Oilers from 1985-1990 and closed his career with the Atlanta Falcons for the 1900-91 campaign.

The New Jersey native was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 2006.

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Husker legends named to Bleacher Reports All-Time player list

Under the new leadership of Matt Rhule, Nebraska is looking to go back to the days when they were among the top programs in the country.

Under the new leadership of Matt Rhule, Nebraska is looking to go back to the days when they were among the top programs in the country. You have to go back to 2012 as the last time the Huskers competed for a conference title.

In fact, Nebraska hasn’t won a conference title since 1999. Since the days of Bo Pelini, who never posted a season below nine wins, Nebraska has only reached that mark once.

The current run of mediocrity and below-average play highlights how far off the Huskers are today compared to where they rank in the history books. In Bleacher Reports’ top-30 players all-time, they included four Huskers legends. Of the top 30 players, Nebraska fields the second most players.

Nebraska to honor 1983’s “The Scoring Explosion” team with alternate uniform

Nebraska will remember “The Scoring Explosion” squad with new threads for one game this season.

The University of Nebraska has unveiled their football team’s alternate uniforms when they host the Oklahoma Sooners on September 17th. The Huskers will honor the 1983 team known as “The Scoring Explosion.”

The ’83 squad was the top scoring offense in college football that year, averaging an astounding 50.3 points per game, while the defense gave up an average of 16.7 points per game. They would also score an NCAA record 654 points on the season, a record now held by the 2019 LSU Tigers. In addition, the team would boast an impressive roster of talent, including the 1983 Heisman Trophy winner Mike Rozier. He would run for a school-record 2,148 yards and 28 touchdowns for an average of 7.8 yards a rush. Quarterback Turner Gill would finish fourth for the Heisman throwing for 1,516 yards, 14 touchdowns, and four interceptions. He would also run for 531 yards and 11 touchdowns. The team also had both the first and second overall picks in the 1984 NFL Draft in Wide Receiver Irving Fryar (No. 1 – New England) and Offensive Lineman Dean Steinkuhler (No. 2 – Houston).

The ’83 squad finished the season with a 12-1 record and No. 2 national ranking after losing 31-30 to Miami in the Orange Bowl. The game famous for seeing head coach Tom Osborne, late in the fourth quarter, go for two and the win rather than kick the extra point to more than likely preserve a tie and a probable national championship. Instead, Osborne would be forced to wait 11 more years until he won his first title.

And now Nebraska will honor “The Scoring Explosion” with throwback uniforms during this season’s matchup with longtime rival Oklahoma.

Nebraska kicks off the season on August 27th against the Northwestern Wildcats in Dublin, Ireland. Below is a photo gallery looking back at just a few moments of the 1983 Nebraska Football season.

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Two Huskers named to ESPN’s top 100 running backs list

Two Nebraska Cornhuskers were recently named to ESPN’s Top 100 running backs of the last 60 years list, but which two?

Two Nebraska Cornhuskers were recently named to ESPN’s “Top 100 Running Backs of the Last 60 Years” list. ESPN author Bill Connelly took on the almost impossible task of trying to rank a position that has evolved as much as any over the last six decades. Just look at the impact of the position over that period of time. A running back won the Heisman Trophy every year from 1973 to 1983, and since the year 2000, only three running backs have won the award. It’s a stark reminder of just how much offenses have changed over that period of time.

The first Husker on the list is Ahman Green (No. 55). The running back, or I-back as Nebraska used to call them, played from 1995-97 and ran for 3,880 yards and 42 touchdowns in 33 games for Nebraska. However, his best season was in 1997, when Green ran for 1,877 yards and 22 touchdowns en route to the Cornhusker’s third national championship in four years. He was second in rushing that season behind Ricky Williams (No. 4).

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The second Husker on the list is Mike Rozier (No. 7). The New Jersey native played from 1981-83, running for 4,780 yards and 49 touchdowns. His best season was in 1983, when he ran for 2,148 yards and 29 touchdowns en route to the Heisman Trophy. The entire list can be found below, it has some interesting rankings, but if you were going to pick two running backs from Nebraska history, it would be Green and Rozier.

 

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Nebraska’s Heisman Winners and Finalists

Since that first ceremony in 1935, the Nebraska Cornhuskers have seen three winners across three different decades.

In 1935 Jay Berwanger of the University of Chicago was awarded the first Heisman Trophy. The annual award is given to the most outstanding player in college football that season. Since that first ceremony in 1935, the Nebraska Cornhuskers have seen three winners across three different decades while also sending several finalists to the ceremony for the prestigious award. This list will look at everyone to finish in the Top 5 of Heisman voting for their respective year starting in 1972, the year Nebraska won their first award.

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