Tom Haase Season 1991

1991 (Senior)
Tom Haase (pronounced HAWZ) played five games as a backup behind All-Big Eight quarterback Keithen McCant and Mickey Joseph in 1991. Haase started the fall at No. 1 on the depth chart but suffered a sprained ankle that limited his mobility in August. Joseph, the Husker starter in 1990, started the 1991 opener against Utah State but struggled and McCant took the controls with Haase slowed by injury and never relinquished the job. Haase completed 3-of-6 passes for 31 yards and rushed seven times for 49 yards, including a one-yard touchdown against Colorado State.

A two-time letterman (1990, 1991), Haase played in 15 career regular-season games. He completed 5-of-14 passes for 39 yards with one interception. He also rushed 22 times for 155 yards and two touchdowns.

1990 (Junior)
Haase earned his first varsity letter after completing 14-of-21 passes for 200 yards and two touchdowns against Georgia Tech in the 1991 Florida Citrus Bowl. Haase came off the bench to replace starter Mike Grant during the battle with the Yellow Jackets. Haase also rushed 12 times (-23 yards) against Georgia Tech. During the 1990 regular season, Haase played eight games and completed 2-of-7 passes for eight yards. He also rushed seven times for 45 yards and a touchdown. He had a 32-yard run against Missouri and scored his first career touchdown on a six-yard run against the Tigers.

1989 (Sophomore)
Haase saw his first varsity action by playing in two games. He carried two times for 10 yards while attempting one incomplete pass.

1988 (Redshirt)
Haase redshirted in his second season at Nebraska.

1987 (Freshman)
A walk-on, Haase shared starting quarterback duties with Keithen McCant on Coach Shane Thorell’s Husker junior varsity team. Haase completed 29-of-60 passes for 388 yards and four touchdowns while also throwing four interceptions. He was the third-leading rusher on the team with 100 yards and two touchdowns on 32 attempts.

Aurora High School
Haase played quarterback and defensive back for Coach Jack Guggenmos at Aurora High School, where he was an all-class, all-state defensive back, as well as the honorary captain of the Class B all-state defensive unit. He was also an all-state basketball player on Aurora’s 1987 Class B state championship team. He was also one of the state’s best-ever track athletes with a long jump of 24-6 ½. At the time, Haase’s leap was the No. 2 long jump in state history behind only Gale Sayers of Omaha Central (24-10, 1961). Haase qualified for the state meet in 11 events and won nine medals in his high school career. Haase was named the Nebraska High School Athlete of the Year by both the Omaha World-Herald and the Lincoln Journal Star in 1987. He was inducted into the Nebraska High School Hall of Fame in 2008.

Personal
The son of Charles and Mary Haase, Tom was born in Superior, Neb. He has two older brothers, Dave and Brian. Dave was a walk-on football player and later a graduate assistant coach for the Huskers. Tom earned his bachelor’s degree from Nebraska as a speech communications major in 1991.