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Nebraska Football's Academic All-Americans

The most accomplished football program in the nation at producing CoSIDA Academic All-Americans, Nebraska has captured a nation-leading 108 CoSIDA Academic All-America awards. Before CoSIDA started recognizing the nation's finest student-athletes for their work in the classroom in 1952, three other Husker football players earned academic All-America honors from other sources.

CoSIDA Academic All-America Hall of Fame
2009 -
Pat Tyrance, ILB
2004 - Dave Rimington, C

CoSIDA Dick Enberg Award Winner
2003 -
Coach Tom Osborne

CoSIDA First-Team Football Academic All-Americans
(55 players, 15 double winners, 70 total CoSIDA first-teamers/three additional players chosen by other groups*)
2017 - Chris Weber, LB
2013 -
 
Spencer Long, OL
2012 - 
Rex Burkhead, IB 
2011 -
 Austin Cassidy, S
          Rex Burkhead, IB 
2010 -
 Austin Cassidy, S
2005 - Dane Todd, FB
          Kurt Mann, C
2004 - Chad Sievers, LB
2001 - Tracey Wistrom, TE
2000 - Kyle Vanden Bosch, RE
1999 - Kyle Vanden Bosch, RE
          Mike Brown, Rover
1998 - Chad Kelsay, RE 
          Bill Lafleur, P
          Joel Makovicka, FB
1997 - Joel Makovicka, FB
          Grant Wistrom, RE
1996 - Grant Wistrom, RE
1995 - Aaron Graham, C
1994 - Matt Shaw, TE
          Terry Connealy, NT
          Rob Zatechka, OT
1993 - Rob Zatechka, OT
          Terry Connealy, NT
          Trev Alberts, OLB
1992 - Mike Stigge, P
1991 - Mike Stigge, P
          Pat Engelbert, NG
1990 - Jim Wanek, OG
          Pat Tyrance, LB
          David Edeal, C
1989 - Jake Young, C
          Gerry Gdowski, QB
1988 - John Kroeker, P
          Mark Blazek, DB
1987 - Mark Blazek, DB
          Jeff Jamrog, DE
1986 - Tom Welter, OL
          Dale Klein, PK
1984 - Mark Traynowicz, OL
          Rob Stuckey, DL
          Scott Strasburger, DE
1983 - Scott Strasburger, DE
          Rob Stuckey, DL
1982 - Dave Rimington, C
1981 - Dave Rimington, C
          Randy Theiss, OT
          Ric Lindquist, DB
1980 - Jeff Finn, OE
          Randy Schleusener, OG
1979 - Randy Schleusener, OG 
          Kelly Saalfeld, OL
          Rod Horn, DT
1978 - George Andrews, DT
          Jim Pillen, DB
1977 - Ted Harvey, DB
1976 - Ted Harvey, DB
          Vince Ferragamo, QB
1975 - Tom Heiser, Back
          Rik Bonness, C
1973 - Frosty Anderson, Back/End
1971 - Larry Jacobson, DT
          Jeff Kinney, HB
1969 - Randy Reeves, DB
1966 - Marvin Mueller, DB
1965 - Tony Jeter*, End
          Jim Osberg*, OG
1963 - Dennis Claridge, Back
1962 - Jim Huge, End
1960 - Pat Clare*, Back
          Don Fricke*, C
1953 - Bob Oberlin, C
1952 - Bob Oberlin, C

Don Fricke, Pat Clare (1960) and Jim Osberg, Tony Jeter (1965)
were first-team academic All-America selections by other recognized groups

CoSIDA Second- and Third-Team Academic All-Americans
(38 honorees since 1970)
2013 - Jake Long, TE
          C.J. Zimmerer, FB 
2011 -
 Sean Fisher, LB (2nd)
2011 -
 Sean Fisher, LB (2nd)
2008 - 
Todd Peterson, WR (2nd)
2008 - Tyler Wortman, LB (2nd)
2006 - Dane Todd, FB (2nd)
2004 - Kellen Huston, DB (2nd)
2003 - Judd Davies, FB (2nd)
          Pat Ricketts, RCB (2nd)
1999 - Brian Shaw, LB (2nd)
1998 - Brian Shaw, LB (2nd)
1997 - Scott Frost, QB (2nd)
          Chad Kelsay, RE (2nd)
          Jon Zatechka, OG (2nd)
1996 - Jon Hesse, LB (2nd)
1995 - Brian Schuster, FB (2nd)
          Steve Ott, OG (2nd)
          Steve Volin, OT(2nd)
1994 - Aaron Graham, C (2nd)
1993 - Ken Mehlin, OG (2nd)
1992 - Rob Zatechka, OT (2nd)
1990 - Pat Englebert, MG (2nd)
1989 - Pat Tyrance, ILB (2nd)
1988 - Jon Nelson, OL (2nd)
          Jake Young, C (2nd)
1987 - Micah Heibel, FB (2nd)
1982 - Randy Theiss, OT (2nd)
          Kris Van Norman, S (2nd)
          Bill Weber, DE (2nd)
1980 - Ric Lindquist, DB (2nd)
1977 - Stan Waldemore, T (2nd)
1973 - Ritch Bahe, RB (2nd)
1971 - Bill Kosch, S (2nd)
          Dick Rupert, G (2nd)
1970 - Bill Kosch, S (2nd)
          Dave Walline, DT (2nd)
          John Adkins, DE (3rd)