Mark Schellen Season 1982

Honors & Awards

• Set a Nebraska fullback record with nine touchdowns in 1983
• Held Nebraska's all-time bench press record with a best of 475 pounds
• Played fullback for the USFL's New Orleans Breakers 
• Drafted in the fifth round of the NFL's supplemental draft by the San Fransisco 49ers

1983 (Senior)
Schellen was a key part of the 1983 Husker Offense, scoring 9 touchdowns, which was a Nebraska fullback record at the time.  He gained 450 yards on 77 carries as a senior, and his crunching blocks were responsible for freeing Mike Rozier on many of his longest runs during his Heisman Trophy season.  

1982 (Junior)
As a junior, Schellen contributed throughout the season gaining 135 yards on 27 carries with 3 touchdowns.  Schellen made the first start of his Husker career in the Orange Bowl against LSU when he rushed the ball 5 times for 23 yards and 1 touchdown.  

1981 (Sophomore)
Schellen enrolled at Nebraska in the fall of 1981 and walked on in the spring of 1982.  Schellen originally enrolled at Nebraska-Omaha in 1979, then dropped out of school for a year to focus on power lifting.  

Personal 
Schellen was born Aug. 5, 1961, and is the son of Gerry and Janith Schellen.