Terry Rogers Season 1974

1990 (Senior)
Terry Rodgers did not play for Nebraska in his final season after suffering a knee injury while training in preseason. A three-time letterman for the Big Red (1986, 1988, 1989), Rodgers played in 21 games, totaling 523 yards on 104 carries (5.0 ypc) during his career.  He finished with five touchdowns and uncorked a long run of 63 yards as a true freshman in 1986. He added 13 career kickoff returns for 200 yards and five punt returns for 50 yards to finish with 773 career all-purpose yards.

1989 (Junior)
Following a grueling rehab after reconstructive knee surgery in 1988, Rodgers missed the first three games of 1989 before seeing action in six contests. He carried 34 times for 129 yards in the regular season, before adding four carries for three yards in the Sunkist Fiesta Bowl against Florida State.

1988 (Sophomore)
Rodgers got off to a fast start after nailing down an alternate spot behind Ken Clark at I-back before injury struck. Rodgers suffered a torn knee ligament in a non-contact situation in practice on Oct. 3, wiping out the rest of his sophomore season. The injury came just two days after he rushed for 50 yards and a touchdown in a win over UNLV (Oct. 1). He opened with 65 rushing yards against Texas A&M, before rolling for a career-high 113 yards and a touchdown against Arizona State. He finished as NU’s fifth-leading rusher with 259 yards and three touchdowns on 43 carries over the first five games of the year. He added 123 yards on seven kickoff returns before the injury. One of the fastest Huskers, Rodgers ran a 4.38 40-yard dash.

1987 (Redshirt)
Rodgers redshirted after he missed the first several games of the 1987 season with a strained knee.

1986 (Freshman)
Rodgers moved up to the varsity after reporting for practice. He played in 10 of 11 regular-season games behind Keith Jones and Tyreese Knox. Rodgers rushed for 135 yards and one touchdown on 27 carries. He also averaged 10 yards on five punt returns and 12.8 yards on six kickoff returns.

Sweetwater High School
A high school All-American for Coach Gene Olin at Sweetwater in the San Diego area, Rodgers was one of the most highly recruited running backs in the nation his senior year. He chose Nebraska over USC and several other suitors.

Personal
The son of Nebraska’s 1972 Heisman Trophy winner Johnny Rodgers and Shirley Ponds, Terry was born in Omaha. Terry was a consumer science major at Nebraska. The Huskers retired Johnny Rodgers’ No. 20 at the end of his career, but the family brought it out of retirement so Terry could wear it.