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1993 (Junior)
A backup to Ken Mehlin and Aaron Graham at Center, Jon Pedersen also served as Nebraska’s reserve long-snapper as a junior in 1993. The 6-2 junior from Grand Island played five games for the Big Eight champion Huskers before suffering a broken ankle against Missouri (Oct. 23). He helped NU to an unbeaten regular season and a trip to the 1994 Federal Express Orange Bowl national championship game against Florida State. Pedersen also helped the Huskers win the Big Eight rushing title by averaging 287.9 yards per game, while ranking third nationally.
A two-time letterman, Pedersen played 11 career games for the Huskers. Pedersen’s injury kept him off the field in 1994, but he remained with the team as an undergraduate assistant coach and completed his degree as a criminal justice at Nebraska.
1992 (Sophomore)
Pedersen earned his first varsity letter after playing six games for the Big Eight champion Huskers. He helped Nebraska to its third NCAA rushing title in a four-year span. He served as a reserve center and long-snapper.
1991 (Redshirt)
Pedersen redshirted in his second season at Nebraska.
1990 (Freshman)
A scholarship athlete, Pedersen played center for the Husker JV team. He recorded one solo tackle.
Grand Island High School
An all-state and all-conference center at Grand Island High School, Pedersen also started on defense for the 9-2 Islanders, who advanced to the 1989 Class A state semifinals. Grand Islander earned a berth in the playoffs each of Pedersen’s final three seasons, finishing second in 1987 and fourth in 1988. Pedersen, who was a high school teammate of Husker linebackers Mike Anderson and Phil Ellis under Coach Kenny Fischer at Grand Island, played alongside Husker teammates Cory Schlesinger (Columbus) and Joel Wilks (Hastings) for a Nebraska all-star team in Australia during the summer of 1989. The team played an all-star team from Idaho in Sydney.
Personal
The son of Gary and Mary Pedersen, Jon was born in Guymon, Okla. He has one brother, Gary. Jon majored in criminal justice at Nebraska.