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Honors & Awards
- Member of Three Nebraska National Championship Teams (1994, 1995, 1997)
Career
Eric Walther appeared in 15 games throughout his three year Husker career. He finished with 11 tackles (six solo) and left Nebraska as a member of all three of its 1990 national championship teams.
1997 (Junior)
Walther entered fall behind free safeties Eric Warfield and Clint Finley. Walther appeared in four games and recorded two tackles (one solo) on the year.
1996 (Sophomore)
Walther played in seven games as a backup free safety to Eric Stokes and Warfield. Walther had eight tackles (four solo), including a career-best three (two solo) against Oklahoma. He played in the 1996 Orange Bowl against Virginia Tech, but did not register any tackles.
1995 (Freshman)
Walther played in four games (Arizona State, Pacific, Missouri and Iowa State) and had one solo tackle against Missouri. He played in the 1996 Fiesta Bowl against Florida, but did not have any tackles.
1994 (Redshirt)
A walk-on athlete, Walther redshirted his first year as a Husker.
Hastings Adams Central High School
Walther was first-team Super-State and All-Nebraska on offense and named the Class B defensive player-of-the-year by the Lincoln Journal Star. He was the Omaha World-Herald Honorary Captain of the offense, rushing for 1,812 yards as a senior. He helped lead Hastings Adams Central to the state semifinals. He earned all-conference honors four years and played on Nebraska's Down Under Bowl team in Sydney, Australia. Walther also played in the 1994 Shrine Bowl. A National Honor Society member, he was on the A honor roll for three years.
Personal
The son of Gary and Stephanie Walther, Eric was born on Nov. 6, 1975.
Walther's Career Statistics
| . | . | Tackles | . | . | Fum. | . | . | . | QB | Int. | ||
| Year | G/S | UT | AT | TT | TFL | Sacks | C-R | BK | PBU | PI | Hry. | Csd. |
| 1994 | Redshirted | |||||||||||
| 1995 | 4/0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1996 | 7/0 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1997 | 4/0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 15/0 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
1996 Fiesta Bowl vs. Florida: Tackles, None
1996 Orange Bowl vs. Virginia Tech: Tackles, None