Doug DuBose Season 1986

Honors & Awards

• Super Bowl XXII Champion (San Francisco 49ers)
• 1985 First-Team All-Big Eight 
• 1984 First-Team All-Big Eight (AP, UPI)
• 1985 Second-Team All-American (UPI)
• 1985 Honorable-Mention All-American (AP)
• 1984 Honorable-Mention All-American (AP)
• Big Eight player-of-the-week (Vs. Illinois, 1985)
• Nebraska player-of-the-week (Vs. Florida State, vs. Illinois, vs. Missouri, 1985)
• Nebraska player-of-the-week (Vs. Syracuse, vs. Missouri, vs. Iowa State, vs. Oklahoma, 1984) 

1986 (Senior)
Going into his senior year, DuBose was considered a Heisman Trophy candidate. However, he had knee surgery in spring 1986 and missed the entire 1986 season. 

1985 (Junior)
DuBose became the first Nebraska player to rush for more than 1,000 yards as both a sophomore and a junior. He gained 1,040 yards during his sophomore season and followed that with 1,161 yards as a junior in 1985. 

Despite missing two games against Oregon and New Mexico because of a knee injury, DuBose finished second in the Big Eight and ninth nationally with 116.1 rushing yards per game. He also ranked second in the conference and 11th in the NCAA in all-purpose yards, averaging 148.8 yards per game. His knee injury eventually required arthroscopic surgery on February 24.

DuBose recorded 100-yard rushing performances in seven of his nine complete regular-season games in 1985. His best career rushing effort came against Missouri, where he ran for 199 yards. He also excelled as a kickoff returner, averaging 29.1 yards on nine returns, an average that would have led the Big Eight had he met the minimum return requirement.

He shared the team lead with eight touchdowns and earned consensus All-Big Eight honors. Although he served as Nebraska’s alternate I-back behind senior Jeff Smith, who also received all-conference recognition, DuBose was the Big Eight’s leading rusher in 1985. For the season, DuBose carried the ball 203 times for 1,161 yards and eight touchdowns while adding five receptions for 65 yards. Doug also rushed for a touchdown and ran a touchdown in against Michigan in the Fiesta Bowl. 

1984 (Sophomore)
DuBose shared the alternate I-back role with Paul Miles behind starter Jeff Smith. His opportunity came when Smith suffered an injury against UCLA, elevating DuBose to the No. 2 spot in the backfield. He responded with the first of six 100-yard regular-season performances, rushing for 104 yards on just eight carries, including a 64-yard touchdown run against the Bruins.

DuBose earned the starting assignment the following week against Syracuse and continued his strong play, rushing for 107 yards despite Nebraska's loss. Although he did not start another game for the remainder of the season, he shared playing time with Smith and remained a key contributor for the Huskers. 

1983 (Redshirt)
Doug redshirted in his second season at Nebraska. 

1982 (Freshman)
DuBose led the Huskers freshman team to a 5-0 season. He had 309 yards and six touchdowns while averaging 35.7 yards per kick off return and 13.3 on punt returns. 

Montville High School
DuBose was an All-State standout at his Connecticut high school. As a senior, he rushed 158 times for 1,702 yards and 25 touchdowns while playing for coach Edward Oliveira, leading Connecticut in both rushing and scoring.

Personal
Doug was a speech communications major. He is the son of Mr and Mrs. Charles DuBose. His brother, Gary, was the starting tailback at the University of Connecticut and signed with the Winnipeg Blue Bombers of the Canadian Football League.

He signed with the San Francisco 49ers after going undrafted in the 1987 NFL Draft. He appeared in two games for the 49ers during the 1987 season, carrying the ball 10 times for 33 yards and adding four receptions for 37 yards. DuBose appeared in 14 games during the 1988 season. He rushed 24 times for 116 yards and two touchdowns, caught six passes for 57 yards, and returned 32 kickoffs for 608 yards. In February 1992, DuBose was selected by the Sacramento Surge of the World League of American Football (WLAF) in a supplemental draft.