Bill Sloey Season 1971

Honors & Awards

• 1970 Junior College Player-of-the-Year (El Camino Junior College)

1972 (Senior)
Injuries plagued Sloey all through his career as a Husker. Bill appeared to have the starting job locked up again in ‘72, but Jim Branch decided not to graduate and came back to claim the Black Shirt. Bill finished with 30 tackles, 11 unassisted, two fumble recoveries, two interceptions and a pass break up.

Nebraska had the best defense in the Big Eight, allowing just 219.2 yards per game. The Huskers ranked first in passing defense (106.5 ypg) and second in rushing defense (112.7 ypg).

1971 (Junior)
Sloey earned the starting spot but injured his knee in the opener against Oregon. He came back two weeks later, reinjured his knee against Texas A&M and missed the rest of the season. Despite this he finished the season with seven tackles, four unassisted and a fumble recovery. 

Bill helped the Huskers to a dominant defensive season. Ranking first in the Big Eight in rushing (85.9 ypg), passing (117.0), scoring (8.2 ppg) and total defense (202.9 ypg). Nebraska finished with an undefeated record (13-0) and beat Alabama 38-6, in the National Championship game.

El Camino Junior College (Alondra Park, California)
At El Camino, he was All-Metro twice and in 1970 was named Junior College Player-of-the-Year and Lineman-of-the-Year in Southern California. Sloey was coached by Ken Swearingen from 1969-1970. 

Hawthorne High School (Hawthorne, California)
Bill was an All-League, All-Southern California and Best Lineman as a high schooler under Coach Bill Vincent. Bill was originally from Leigh Nebraska and is the son of Mr. and Mrs. John D. Sloey. Bill was an Industrial Arts major in Teachers College.