2019 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team
The 2019 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team represented the University of Nebraska in the 2019 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The team was coached by second-year head coach Scott Frost and played their home games at Memorial Stadium in Lincoln, Nebraska. They were members of the West Division of the Big Ten Conference. They finished the season 5–7, 3–6 in Big Ten play to finish in a tie for fifth place in the West Division.
Previous season
The Cornhuskers finished the 2018 season 4–8 and 3–6 in Big Ten conference play, a tie for a fifth-place finish in the West Division. The 2018 team was coached by first-year head coach Scott Frost, who came back to his alma mater after leading UCF for two seasons prior.Offseason
Recruiting
Position key
Recruits
The Cornhuskers signed a total of 24 scholarship recruits during the Early Signing Period on December 19, 2018.Scholarship recruits
Walk-on recruits
Transfers
Outgoing
Incoming
Spring scrimmage
Preseason
Award watch lists
Listed in the order that they were released| Lott Trophy | Mohamed Barry | LB | SR |
| Maxwell Award | Adrian Martinez | QB | SO |
| Davey O'Brien Award | Adrian Martinez | QB | SO |
| Biletnikoff Award | JD Spielman | WR | JR |
| John Mackey Award | Jack Stoll | TE | JR |
| Butkus Award | Mohamed Barry | LB | SR |
| Dodd Trophy | Scott Frost | HC | |
| Wuerffel Trophy | Ben Stille | DL | JR |
| Walter Camp Award | Adrian Martinez | QB | SO |
| Polynesian College Football Player Of The Year Award | Kanawai Noa | WR | SR |
| Manning Award | Adrian Martinez | QB | SO |
Preseason Big Ten poll
Although the Big Ten Conference has not held an official preseason poll since 2010, Cleveland.com has polled sports journalists representing all member schools as a de facto preseason media poll since 2011. In the 2019 poll, Nebraska was projected to win the West Division.| Media poll |
Schedule
The 2019 schedule consists of seven home and five away games in the regular season. Nebraska will host conference foes Ohio State, Northwestern, Indiana, Wisconsin and Iowa and the Cornhuskers will travel to play Illinois, Minnesota, Purdue and Maryland in Big Ten play.Roster and coaching staff
Game summaries
South Alabama
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at Colorado
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Northern Illinois
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at Illinois
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Ohio State
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Northwestern
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at Minnesota
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Indiana
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at Purdue
Wisconsin
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Big Ten Awards
Player of the Week Honors
All-Conference Awards
2019 Big Ten All-Conference Teams and AwardsRankings
Players drafted into the NFL
| Round | Pick | Player | Position | NFL Club |
| 6 | 194 | Khalil Davis | DT | Tampa Bay Buccaneers |
| 7 | 232 | Carlos Davis | DT | Pittsburgh Steelers |