Chris Garrett Season 1991

1991 (Senior)
Part of a talented four-man rotation at tight end as a senior, Chris Garrett earned his fourth varsity letter after competing in nine regular-season games for the Huskers in 1991. He managed one reception for 12 yards against Colorado.

Garrett finished his Husker career with eight receptions for 129 yards and six touchdowns. At one point he had a string of five straight catches for touchdowns, which at the time was just one shy of the NCAA record. He played in 35 career games with four starts.

1990 (Junior)
Garrett caught two touchdown passes through Nebraska’s first three games as a junior in 1990. The first TD came with a 20-yard grab in a win over Northern Illinois, before he added a one-yard touchdown against Minnesota. However, in the season’s fourth game against Oregon State, Garrett suffered a broken ankle. He missed the remainder of the regular season with the injury. He started the first two games at tight end against Baylor and Northern Illinois. He added his third and final start of the year against Oregon State. He returned to see action against Georgia Tech in the Florida Citrus Bowl.

1989 (Sophomore)
Garrett caught five passes for 96 yards, including four touchdowns from the tight end spot for the Big Red. He hauled in scoring strikes of 38 and 24 yards from Gerry Gdowski in Nebraska’s regular-season finale against Oklahoma, which was a 42-25 victory for the Huskers. Garrett also caught a 12-yard touchdown pass in the season-opening win over Northern Illinois, while adding a 26-yard touchdown catch against Colorado. His only non-scoring reception of the season came on an 11-yard grab against Oregon State. Garrett played in all 11 regular-season games, including a start against Iowa State. He added one catch for one yard against Florida State in the 1990 Fiesta Bowl. He also had a 12-yard kickoff return against the Seminoles. He missed all of spring practice with a shoulder injury that required surgery in April.

1988 (Redshirt Freshman)
Garrett played in 11 of Nebraska’s 12 regular-season contests, missing only the game against UCLA. He earned a letter as NU’s No. 3 tight end behind All-Big Eight performer Todd Millikan and Monte Kratzenstein. Garrett was credited with one assisted tackle on special teams, but he did not have a reception on the year. He suffered a dislocated shoulder in the 1988 spring game. Garrett helped the Huskers capture the 1988 Big Eight title on their way to the 1989 Orange Bowl against Miami.

1987 (Freshman)
Garrett played two games with Husker freshman team, hauling in two receptions for 21 yards before suffering a severe ankle sprain that kept him out the rest of the year.

Snyder High School
A two-time All-West Texas and All-South Plains tight end for Coach Dennis Tomlin at Snyder High School, the 6-4 Garrett was also a three-year starter in basketball. As a senior on the gridiron, Garrett caught 15 passes for 201 yards, while averaging eight tackles per game. He followed with 17 points and 13 rebounds per game as a senior in basketball.

Personal
The son of Emma Garrett, Chris was born in Duarte, Calif. He was a consumer science major at Nebraska.