2000 Nebraska Cornhuskers Football Roster

Season:

#	Name	Pos	Ht	Wt	Year	Hometown / High School
1	Thunder Collins	I Back	6' 2''	200 lbs	Junior	Los Angeles, Calif. / Manuel Arts
1	Taylor Gehman	Rover	5' 11''	190 lbs	Sophomore	Omaha, Neb. / Northwest
2	Josh Davis	I Back	5' 11''	195 lbs	Freshman	Loveland, Colo. / Loveland
2	Mike Demps	Rover	5' 10''	200 lbs	Sophomore	Fort Worth, Texas / Dunbar
3	Keyuo Craver	Left Cornerback	5' 10''	190 lbs	Junior	Harleton, Texas / Harleton
3	Matt Davison	Split End	6' 1''	185 lbs	Senior	Tecumseh, Neb. / Tecumseh
4	Mic Boettner	Rover	6' 0''	205 lbs	Junior	Omaha, Neb. / Millard North
4	Judd Davies	Fullback	6' 0''	245 lbs	Freshman	Omaha, Neb. / Millard North
5	DeJuan Groce	Right Cornerback	5' 10''	190 lbs	Sophomore	Garfield Hts., Ohio / St. Edward
6	DeAntae Grixby	I Back	5' 8''	200 lbs	Sophomore	Omaha, Neb. / Central
6	Lornell McPherson	Right Cornerback	5' 10''	175 lbs	Freshman	Omaha, Neb. / Central
7	Eric Crouch	Quarterback	6' 1''	205 lbs	Junior	Omaha, Neb. / Millard North
8	John Gibson	Wingback	6' 0''	185 lbs	Senior	Papillion, Neb. / Papillion-LaVista
8	Aaron Terpening	Rover	5' 11''	185 lbs	Sophomore	Salem, Ore. / North
9	Wilson Thomas	Split End	6' 5''	200 lbs	Sophomore	Omaha, Neb. / North
9	Mark Vedral	Weakside Linebacker	5' 11''	210 lbs	Junior	Gregory, S.D. / Gregory
10	Chace Long	Place Kicker	6' 1''	205 lbs	Senior	Wahoo, Neb. / Wahoo
10	Jammal Lord	Quarterback	6' 2''	210 lbs	Freshman	Bayonne, N.J. / Bayonne High School
11	Joe Chrisman	Quarterback	5' 11''	190 lbs	Sophomore	Longmont, Colo. / Longmont
11	Carl Scholting	Free Safety	6' 0''	210 lbs	Redshirt Freshman	Springfield, Neb. / Springfield-Platteview
12	Rob Blomeier	Rover	5' 11''	200 lbs	Freshman	Lititz, Pa. / Manheim Township
12	Bobby Newcombe	Wingback	6' 0''	195 lbs	Senior	Albuquerque, N.M. / Highland
13	Carlos Polk	Middle Linebacker	6' 2''	250 lbs	Senior	Rockford, Ill. / Guilford
13	Pat Ricketts	Right Cornerback	5' 11''	170 lbs	Redshirt Freshman	Omaha, Neb. / Millard North
14	Dion Booker	Free Safety	6' 1''	205 lbs	Junior	Oceanside, Calif. / El Camino
14	Brett Lindstrom	Quarterback	6' 0''	185 lbs	Freshman	Omaha, Neb. / Millard West
15	Willie Miller	Fullback	6' 1''	250 lbs	Senior	Omaha, Neb. / Bellevue West
15	Jemond Smith	Weakside Linebacker	6' 0''	200 lbs	Sophomore	Kenner, La. / Bonnabel
16	Erwin Swiney	Right Cornerback	6' 0''	185 lbs	Senior	Lincoln, Neb. / Northeast
17	Dan Hadenfeldt	Punter	5' 11''	195 lbs	Senior	Des Moines, Iowa / Valley
18	Jeff Hemje	Left Cornerback	6' 0''	180 lbs	Junior	Grand Island, Neb. / Grand Island
18	Kyle Larson	Punter	6' 0''	200 lbs	Freshman	Funk, Neb. / Kearney
19	Clint Finley	Free Safety	6' 0''	200 lbs	Senior	Cuero, Texas / Cuero
19	John Klem	Wingback	6' 0''	200 lbs	Sophomore	Lincoln, Neb. / East
20	Tom Beveridge	Split End	6' 0''	190 lbs	Senior	Sutherland, Neb. / Sutherland
20	Wes Woodward	Rover	5' 8''	185 lbs	Junior	Omaha, Neb. / Creighton Prep
21	Robin Miller	I Back	5' 11''	225 lbs	Redshirt Freshman	Kent, Wash. / Kent-Meridian
21	Jerrell Pippens	Free Safety	6' 2''	190 lbs	Redshirt Freshman	Philadelphia, Pa. / West Catholic
22	Sandro DeAngelis	Place Kicker	5' 9''	200 lbs	Freshman	Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada / St. Joseph's Collegiate
22	Don Neal	Right Cornerback	5' 6''	155 lbs	Freshman	Henrietta, N.Y. / Rush-Henrietta
23	Blanchard Johnson	Weakside Linebacker	5' 11''	205 lbs	Freshman	Omaha, Neb. / Council Bluffs St. Albert
23	Ryan Ommert	Split End	5' 10''	190 lbs	Freshman	Cambridge, Neb. / Cambridge
24	Matt Ickes	Right Cornerback	5' 10''	200 lbs	Junior	Page, Neb. / Orchard
25	Joe Walker	Rover	5' 10''	195 lbs	Senior	Arlington, Texas / Arlington-Lamar
26	Josh Brown	Place Kicker	6' 2''	185 lbs	Sophomore	Foyil, Okla. / Foyil
26	Kevin Guse	Left Cornerback	5' 11''	175 lbs	Freshman	Longmont, Colo / Longmont
27	Willie Amos	Rover	6' 2''	185 lbs	Freshman	Sweetwater, Texas / Sweetwater
27	Andy Wingender	Fullback	5' 10''	240 lbs	Freshman	Omaha, Neb. / Elkhorn Mt. Michael
28	Josh Anderson	Right Cornerback	5' 8''	175 lbs	Senior	Wahoo, Neb. / Wahoo
28	Tim Liley	Split End	5' 11''	195 lbs	Freshman	Lakewood, Colo. / Mullen
29	Jay White	Left Cornerback	5' 9''	180 lbs	Sophomore	Ashville, N.C. / A.C. Reynolds
30	Dahrran Diedrick	I Back	6' 0''	220 lbs	Sophomore	Scarborough, Ontario, Canada / Cedarbrae Collegiate Institute
32	Matt Albertson	I Back	5' 10''	195 lbs	Sophomore	North Platte, Neb. / North Platte
32	Kelly Cook	Split End	6' 1''	185 lbs	Freshman	Omaha, Neb. / Burke
33	Dwayne McClary	Left Cornerback	5' 10''	190 lbs	Senior	Rochester, N.Y. / East
33	Luke McGowan	Wingback	5' 10''	165 lbs	Freshman	Schuyler, Neb. / Schuyler
34	Randy Stella	Weakside Linebacker	6' 0''	205 lbs	Sophomore	Omaha, Neb. / Benson
36	Correll Buckhalter	I Back	6' 0''	225 lbs	Senior	Mt. Olive, Miss. / Collins
36	Chad Buller	Weakside Linebacker	5' 11''	210 lbs	Freshman	Henderson, Neb. / Heartland
37	Tim Demerath	Rover	6' 1''	205 lbs	Junior	Plainview, Neb. / Plainview
38	Dan Alexander	I Back	6' 0''	245 lbs	Senior	Wentzville, Mo. / Wentzville
38	Eric Fischer	Free Safety	5' 11''	200 lbs	Senior	Leigh, Neb. / Leigh
40	Luke Smith	Middle Linebacker	6' 1''	240 lbs	Sophomore	York, Neb. / York
41	Rod Baker	Strong Side Linebacker	6' 0''	240 lbs	Senior	Hastings, Neb. / Adams Central
42	Troy Watchorn	Free Safety	5' 11''	200 lbs	Senior	Columbus, Neb. / Columbus
43	John Murphy	Tight End	6' 3''	260 lbs	Senior	Crawford, Neb. / Crawford
43	Scott Shanle	Strong Side Linebacker	6' 2''	230 lbs	Sophomore	St. Edward, Neb. / St. Edward
44	Paul Kastl	Fullback	5' 10''	225 lbs	Sophomore	Lincoln, Neb. / Pius X
44	Jason Long	Middle Linebacker	6' 1''	210 lbs	Freshman	Nebraska City, Neb. / Nebraska City
44	Jon Penny	Strong Side Linebacker	6' 1''	225 lbs	Junior	Lawrence, Kan. / Lawrence
46	Ty Dilts	Rush End	6' 1''	250 lbs	Sophomore	Council Bluffs, Iowa
46	Tim Reese	I Back	5' 11''	250 lbs	Redshirt Freshman	Seattle, Wash. / O'Dea
47	Fred Thorne	Split End	5' 10''	175 lbs	Redshirt Freshman	Lincoln, Neb. / Southeast
48	Jamie Burrow	Middle Linebacker	6' 1''	245 lbs	Junior	Ames, Iowa / Ames
49	Brad Bryan	Strong Side Linebacker	6' 1''	215 lbs	Freshman	Norman, Okla. / North
49	Nick Gragert	Fullback	6' 0''	215 lbs	Junior	Columbus, Neb. / Columbus
50	Steve Safranek	Middle Linebacker	6' 1''	230 lbs	Redshirt Freshman	Omaha, Neb. / Gross
51	Anthony Hoke	Strong Side Linebacker	6' 0''	200 lbs	Freshman	Lyndon, Kan. / Lyndon
52	Jon Coyne	Middle Linebacker	6' 4''	220 lbs	Junior	Omaha, Neb. / Westside
52	John Garrison	Center	6' 4''	275 lbs	Sophomore	Blue Springs, Mo. / Blue Springs
53	Gabe Fries	Strong Side Linebacker	6' 2''	230 lbs	Sophomore	Bunkelman, Neb. / Dundy County
53	Matt Shook	Center	6' 2''	290 lbs	Sophomore	Medina, Ohio / Medina
54	Mike Makris	Middle Linebacker	5' 11''	240 lbs	Redshirt Freshman	Rhinelander, Wis. / Rhinelander
54	Dominic Raiola	Center	6' 2''	300 lbs	Junior	Honolulu, Hawaii / St. Louis School
55	Jon Clanton	Nose Tackle	6' 2''	285 lbs	Sophomore	Glendale, Ariz. / Centennial
55	Russ Hochstein	Offensive Guard	6' 4''	290 lbs	Senior	Hartington, Neb. / Cedar Catholic
56	Jeremy Slechta	Defensive Tackle	6' 6''	290 lbs	Junior	LaVista, Neb. / Papillion-LaVista
56	Cody Volk	Offensive Tackle	6' 6''	310 lbs	Redshirt Freshman	Battle Creek, Neb. / Battle Creek
57	Jon Dawson	Offensive Guard	6' 2''	295 lbs	Freshman	Cheyenne, Wyo. / Central
57	Chris Kelsay	Rush End	6' 5''	275 lbs	Sophomore	Auburn, Neb. / Auburn
58	Tim Miller	Weakside Linebacker	6' 1''	210 lbs	Redshirt Freshman	Elmwood, Neb. / Elmwood-Murdock
58	Dave Volk	Offensive Tackle	6' 5''	310 lbs	Junior	Battle Creek, Neb. / Battle Creek
59	Ryon Bingham	Nose Tackle	6' 3''	275 lbs	Freshman	Sandy, Utah / Alta
59	Wes Cody	Offensive Guard	6' 2''	290 lbs	Sophomore	Fremont, Neb. / Bergan
62	Andy Gwennap	Offensive Guard	6' 2''	290 lbs	Sophomore	Smith Center, Kan. / Smith Center
63	Brian Nelson	Offensive Tackle	6' 3''	305 lbs	Freshman	Omaha, Neb. / Millard West
64	Steve Altstadt	Offensive Guard	6' 5''	295 lbs	Junior	Fort Calhoun, Neb. / Fort Calhoun
65	Jason Schwab	Offensive Tackle	6' 1''	300 lbs	Senior	Eagan, Minn. / Cretin-Derham Hall
66	Jon Rutherford	Offensive Guard	6' 3''	295 lbs	Junior	Midwest City, Okla. / Midwest City
67	Nate Kolterman	Offensive Tackle	6' 3''	315 lbs	Sophomore	Seward, Neb. / Seward
68	Dan Vili Waldrop	Offensive Tackle	6' 5''	335 lbs	Redshirt Freshman	Wilmington, Calif. / Banning
69	Brian Hale	Offensive Guard	6' 4''	300 lbs	Freshman	Omaha, Neb. / Gross
70	Jack Limbaugh	Offensive Guard	6' 4''	280 lbs	Freshman	Algona, Iowa / Algona
70	Jason Lohr	Nose Tackle	6' 2''	280 lbs	Junior	Tulsa, Okla. / Jenks
71	Chris Loos	Offensive Guard	6' 3''	320 lbs	Freshman	Lincoln, Neb. / Southeast
71	Matt McGinn	Defensive Tackle	6' 2''	290 lbs	Junior	Merna, Neb. / Anselmo-Merna
72	Tim Green	Offensive Tackle	6' 4''	320 lbs	Freshman	Omaha, Neb. / Westside
73	Scott Koethe	Offensive Tackle	6' 5''	325 lbs	Sophomore	Central City, Neb. / Central City
74	David Kolowski	Center	6' 5''	290 lbs	Sophomore	Omaha, Neb. / Millard West
75	Kyle Kollmorgen	Offensive Tackle	6' 5''	300 lbs	Junior	Lincoln, Neb. / Southeast
76	Dan Swantek	Offensive Guard	6' 1''	285 lbs	Freshman	Omaha, Neb. / Gross
77	Toniu Fonoti	Offensive Guard	6' 4''	330 lbs	Sophomore	Hauula, Hawaii / Kahuku
78	Phil Peetz	Rush End	6' 2''	255 lbs	Redshirt Freshman	Elkhorn, Neb. / Elkhorn
79	Stephen Manning	Defensive Tackle	6' 1''	255 lbs	Sophomore	Knoxville, Tenn. / Bearden
79	Chris Saalfeld	Offensive Guard	6' 2''	275 lbs	Senior	North Bend, Neb. / North Bend
81	Matt Plooster	Wingback	5' 10''	205 lbs	Redshirt Freshman	Malcolm, Neb. / Elkhorn Mt. Michael
82	Trevor Johnson	Tight End	6' 4''	245 lbs	Freshman	Lincoln, Neb. / Northeast
83	Seth Gutz	Split End	6' 1''	185 lbs	Senior	Columbus, Neb. / Columbus
83	Kyle Vanden Bosch	Rush End	6' 4''	270 lbs	Senior	Larchwood, Iowa / West Lyon Community
84	Jon Bowling	Tight End	6' 3''	240 lbs	Sophomore	Lincoln, Neb. / Southeast
85	Kyle Ringenberg	Rush End	6' 4''	230 lbs	Sophomore	Elkhorn, Neb. / Elkhorn
86	Ben Cornelsen	Wingback	5' 10''	180 lbs	Sophomore	Shawnee, Kan. / Shawnee Mission NW
87	Casey Nelson	Nose Tackle	6' 1''	285 lbs	Junior	Newman Grove, Neb. / Newman Grove
87	Tracey Wistrom	Tight End	6' 5''	220 lbs	Junior	Webb City, Mo. / Webb City
89	Troy Hassebroek	Wingback	6' 4''	220 lbs	Sophomore	Lincoln, Neb. / Lincoln High
90	Jake McKee	Tight End	6' 2''	235 lbs	Senior	Goodland, Kan. / Goodland
90	Tony Tata	Middle Linebacker	6' 1''	245 lbs	Sophomore	Honolulu, Hawaii / St. Louis School
91	Will Dabbert	Tight End	6' 4''	245 lbs	Sophomore	Lincoln, Neb. / East
91	Loran Kaiser	Defensive Tackle	6' 4''	295 lbs	Senior	Farwell, Neb. / St. Paul
92	Justin Smith	Rush End	6' 4''	255 lbs	Sophomore	Sherman, Texas / Sherman
93	Brandon Mooberry	Rush End	6' 5''	245 lbs	Senior	Lexington, Neb. / Lexington
94	Patrick Kabongo	Defensive Tackle	6' 6''	320 lbs	Freshman	Montreal, Quebec, Canada / Vanier Collegiate Prep
95	J.P. (John Paul) Wichmann	Rush End	6' 4''	240 lbs	Junior	Shawnee, Kan. / Shawnee Mission Northwest
96	Junior Tagoa'i	Nose Tackle	6' 2''	300 lbs	Redshirt Freshman	Hauula, Hawaii / St. Louis School
97	Matt Grummert	Rush End	6' 2''	240 lbs	Senior	Fairbury, Neb. / Fairbury
98	Demoine Adams	Rush End	6' 2''	235 lbs	Sophomore	Pine Bluff, Ark. / Pine Bluff
99	Aaron Golliday	Tight End	6' 4''	275 lbs	Sophomore	York, Neb. / York
99	Adrian Warrior	Rush End	6' 5''	255 lbs	Sophomore	Bloomfield, Neb. / Cushing
	Jake Andersen	Offensive Guard	6' 2''	300 lbs	Freshman	Littleton, Colo. / Mullen
	Manaia Brown	Rush End	6' 4''	280 lbs	Freshman	Salt Lake City, Utah / Granger
	Dan Burrow	Free Safety	5' 10''	175 lbs	Freshman	Ames, Iowa / Ames
	Terrell Butler	Left Cornerback	5' 11''	195 lbs	Freshman	Austell, Ga. / Pebblebrook
	Shaun Coleman	Middle Linebacker	6' 4''	240 lbs	Freshman	Littleton, Colo. / Regis Jesuit
	Ira Cooper	Strong Side Linebacker	6' 2''	220 lbs	Freshman	Omaha, Neb. / Westside
	Mike Erickson	Offensive Guard	6' 4''	275 lbs	Freshman	Omaha, Neb. / Papillion-LaVista
	M.J. Flaum	Offensive Tackle	6' 4''	295 lbs	Freshman	Westminster, Colo. / Northglenn
	T.J. Hollowell	Strong Side Linebacker	6' 1''	215 lbs	Freshman	Copperas Cove, Texas / Copperas Cove
	Lannie Hopkins	Weakside Linebacker	6' 1''	195 lbs	Freshman	Rowlett, Texas / Rowlett
	Joel Jackson	Left Cornerback	5' 10''	175 lbs	Freshman	Papillion, Neb. / Papillion-LaVista
	Jason Jisa	Split End	6' 4''	200 lbs	Freshman	Seward, Neb. / Seward
	Dusty Keiser	Tight End	6' 3''	230 lbs	Freshman	Norfolk, Neb. / Catholic
	Steve Kriewald	Fullback	5' 11''	250 lbs	Freshman	Scotia, Neb. / North Loup Scotia
	DeWayne Long	Wingback	6' 0''	200 lbs	Freshman	West Des Moines, Iowa / Dowling
	Alvin Marshall	Wingback	5' 11''	180 lbs	Freshman	Los Angeles, Calif. / Locke
	Jeff McBride	Rush End	6' 4''	225 lbs	Freshman	Brule, Neb. / South Platte
	Ryan Mikluscak	Split End	6' 0''	185 lbs	Freshman	Omaha, Neb. / Bellevue West
	Jack O'Holleran	Wingback	5' 10''	200 lbs	Freshman	North Platte, Neb. / North Platte
	Jamie Otto	Cornerback	5' 11''	185 lbs	Freshman	Norfolk, Neb. / Norfolk Catholic
	Nick Povendo	Offensive Tackle	6' 5''	305 lbs	Freshman	Keller, Texas / Keller
	Jason Richenberger	Weakside Linebacker	6' 1''	200 lbs	Freshman	Liberty, Mo. / Liberty
	Chris Septak	Tight End	6' 4''	245 lbs	Freshman	Omaha, Neb. / Millard West
	Benard Thomas	Rush End	6' 4''	235 lbs	Freshman	East Palo Alto, Calif. / St. Francis
	Brian Wanish	Nose Tackle	6' 4''	280 lbs	Senior	Rhinelander, Wis. / Rhinelander
	Ben Zajicek	Wingback	6' 0''	200 lbs	Freshman	Beatrice, Neb. / Beatrice

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