Andrew Scott Baldwin Season 1990

Honors & Awards

• Honorable-Mention All-Big Eight (1990)
• ESPN’s player-of-the-game (Vs. Baylor, Sept. 1, 1990)
• NU’s Offensive player-of-the-week (Vs. Baylor, Vs. Colorado, 1990)

1991 (Junior)
Baldwin entered the season as Nebraska’s starting I-back, but injuries repeatedly interrupted his Junior season. In the season opener against Utah State, he rushed three times for 47 yards on the opening drive before suffering a severe ankle sprain while scoring on a 29-yard touchdown run. The injury sidelined him for six weeks.

He returned against Missouri, carrying the ball five times for 28 yards on his first series back. However, he separated his shoulder while scoring on a 1-yard touchdown run, forcing him to miss another two weeks. Baldwin made his second comeback of the season against Iowa State. Nebraska won the Big Eight championship and earned a trip to the 1992 Federal Express Orange Bowl to face Miami. The Huskers also won the NCAA rushing title by averaging 353.2 yards per game, while ranking third nationally in both total offense (506.5 ypg) and scoring (41.3 ppg).

1990 (Sophomore)
After returning from injury, Baldwin spent most of the season serving as Nebraska’s alternate I-back behind Flowers, though he earned a start against Kansas. In that game, he delivered the best performance of his career, rushing for a career-high 170 yards and two touchdowns on 21 carries, including scoring runs of 67 and 2 yards.

Baldwin finished the season as Nebraska’s second-leading rusher, gaining 579 yards and scoring five touchdowns on 92 carries. He started the Citrus Bowl against Georgia Tech, rushing eight times for 21 yards. His season began with a strong performance off the bench in the opener, when he provided a spark for the Husker offense by rushing for 92 yards and scoring the game's only touchdown in a 13–0 victory. He also led Nebraska with 74 rushing yards against No. 1 Colorado and added 79 yards against Missouri and 76 yards against Iowa State.

1989 (Redshirt)
Scott redshirted his second season at Nebraska. 

1988 (Freshman)
Baldwin rushed for 498 yards and scored five touchdowns on 82 carries for Coach Shane Thorell’s JV team. He saw action in one varsity game, carrying the ball once for 2 yards against UNLV. 

Rosell Clark High School
Baldwin rushed for 1,368 yards and led Union County in scoring with 122 points for Coach Louis Grasso as a senior in 1987. He set the school single-game rushing record with 368 and scored five touchdowns against North Plainfield. An all-stater, he also won his conference indoor track 400-meter title with the time of 50.49 seconds. 

Personal
Scott was a Human Development major. He is the son of Hattie Baldwin, Born in September 1969 in Elizabeth, N.J.