Honors & Awards
» Academic All-Big Ten (2018, 2019, 2020)
» Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll (Fall 2017, 2018, 2020; Spring 2018, 2019, 2020)
» Brook Berringer Citizenship Team (2019, 2020, 2021)
» Tom Osborne Citizenship Team (2019, 2020, 2021)
2020 (Junior)
Ben Lingenfelter appeared on special teams in each of the final two games of the season while also continuing to add depth to the defensive line.
2019 (Sophomore)
Lingenfelter continued to provide depth on the defensive line in 2019, although he did not play in a game.
2018 (Redshirt Freshman)
Lingenfelter continued to develop as a redshirt freshman in 2018. He provided depth to an experienced defensive line, although he did not play in a game.
2017 (Redshirt)
Lingenfelter sat out the 2017 season as a redshirt.
Before Nebraska (Washington HS)
Lingenfelter was a Des Moines Register first-team All-Iowa performer in 2016, playing for Coach Travis Schipper at Washington High School. His position coach was former NFL offensive lineman Adam Timmerman. Lingenfelter helped Washington High to a playoff appearance in 2015, and finished with 280 career tackles and 18.5 career sacks.Lingenfelter played in six games as a junior, recording 30 solo tackles, including three for a loss. He also had three sacks on the season and one fumble recovery.
Lingenfelter spent his freshman and sophomore years at Neligh-Oakdale High School in Neligh, Neb. He played in 10 games as a sophomore, posting 86 total tackles, including 28 solo tackles and one sack. In nine games as a freshman, Lingenfelter made 61 tackles, including 36 solo stops.
He was a member of Washington’s speech team which won state his junior year, and was an academic all-state selection with a 4.0 cumulative grade-point average. Lingenfelter also competed in basketball and track. He earned honorable-mention all-state honors in basketball and placed fourth in the discus at the 2016 state track meet.
Personal
Ben is the son of Burt and Kim Lingenfelter, and he was born on Jan. 6, 1999. He earned his bachelor's degree from Nebraska as a mechanical engineering major in May of 2021. Lingenfelter was a member of Nebraska’s Student-Athlete Advisory Committee and volunteered his time with a Day of Service, the Nebraska Football Road Race and local hospital visits. Lingenfelter’s older brother, Luke, finished his Nebraska career as an offensive lineman in 2011. His cousin, Newton, played at Nebraska in the 2000s.