Scott Saltsman Season 1994

Honors & Awards

• Member of Two Nebraska National Championship Teams (1994, 1995)
• Honorable-Mention Academic All-Big 12 (1996)
• Big 12 Commissioner's Fall Semester Honor Roll (1996)
• Two-Time Phillips 66 Academic All-Big Eight Honor Roll (1994, 1995)

Career

Scott Saltsman was a gutsy defensive lineman who refused to let an injury keep him out of the game. Throughout his career, Saltsman had numerous surgeries but made remarkably quick comebacks from each. In January, 1996, he had his left shoulder scoped, and in January, 1995, he had both his left knee and right shoulder scoped. His most miraculous comeback was during the 1995 season when he had his right knee scoped on Oct. 17, but returned to practice just six days later, only missing the Kansas State game. Despite all the injuries he finished his Husker career with 34 tackles (seven solo), five tackles for 14-yards lost, one sack for a nine-yard loss and six quarterback hurries.

1996 (Senior)

Saltsman played in every game his senior year. He served as Jason Peter's backup, for a second year in a row, at defensive end. Saltsman finished his senior year with 12 assisted tackles and one quarterback hurry. In the 1996 Orange Bowl against Virginia Tech, he recorded one assisted tackle.

1995 (Junior)

Saltsman made perhaps the fastest comeback in the history of Nebraska football, returning to practice just six days after having his right knee scoped on Oct. 17, 1995. Saltsman served as Jason Peter's backup at defensive tackle and missed only the Kansas State game after having surgery on Tuesday of that week. He had 13 tackles on the year (five solo), one nine-yard sack against Oklahoma State and another tackle for loss against Arizona State. He also had two quarterback hurries, causing an incomplete pass. His career-best day was seven tackles (two solo) against Arizona State. Saltsman had one solo tackle and one quarterback hurry in the 1996 Fiesta Bowl against Florida.

1994 (Sophomore)

Saltsman played in eight games in 1994, serving as a backup to junior starter Christian Peter at defensive tackle. Saltsman tallied eight tackles (two solo), including one for a one-yard loss against Oklahoma State and three quarterback hurries. His season best was two tackles, twice, and two hurries against Pacific.

1993 (Freshman)

Saltsman played in five games in 1993, including North Texas, Colorado State, Oklahoma State, Missouri and Iowa State. He had one assisted tackle on the season.

1992 (Redshirt)

A scholarship athlete, Saltsman redshirted his first year in Lincoln.

Before Nebraska (Rider High School)

Named to the Fort Worth Star-Telegram's Texas Top 100 List, Saltsman had 89 tackles and 10 quarterback sacks for Coach Wayne LeBleu and Wichita Falls Rider High School in 1991, despite sitting out two mid-season games (both losses) because of a knee sprain. Saltsman, who had 27 career sacks, helped lead Rider to a 9-2 record and to the Class 5A playoffs for the first time in nine years. At Rider, he was a teammate of NU starting center Aaron Taylor. He also played first base and pitched for the school's baseball team, earning four letters.

Personal

The son of Jim and Nola Saltsman, Scott was born on Oct. 22, 1973, in Flint, Mich. He has two younger brothers, Steven and Michael. He served as a volunteer speaker at the 1995 Tekamah Herman Big Red Festival, assisted with American Education Week in 1995, and served as a member of the Student-Athlete Advisory Board in 1995-96.

Saltsman's Career Statistics

.	.	Tackles			.	.	Fum.	.	.	.	QB	Int.
Year	G/S	UT	AT	TT	TFL	Sacks	C-R	BK	PBU	PI	Hry.	Csd.
1992	Redshirted
1993	5/0	0	1	1	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0
1994	8/0	2	6	8	1-1	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	3	0
1995	10/0	5	8	13	2-10	1-9	0-0	0	0	0	2	0
1996	12/0	0	12	12	2-3	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	1	0
Totals	35/0	7	27	34	5-14	1-9	0-0	0	0	0	6	0

1996 Fiesta Bowl vs. Florida: Tackles 1 UT, 0 AT, 1 TT; QB Hurries 1
1996 Orange Bowl vs. Virginia Tech: Tackles 0 UT, 1 AT, 1 TT