Willie Miller Season 1997

• Two-Time Verizon/CoSIDA Academic All-America Nominee (1999, 2000)
• 2000 Brook Berringer Citizenship Team Member
• Two-Time First-Team Academic All-Big 12 (1999, 2000)
• Two-Time Honorable-Mention Academic All-Big 12 (1997, 1998)
• Four-Time Big 12 Commissioner's Fall Academic Honor Roll (1996, 1997, 1998, 2000)
• Four-Time Big 12 Commissioner's Spring Academic Honor Roll (1997-2000)

In four seasons as a Husker, Willie Miller played in 42 games, including three bowl games.  He started 12 games and ran for 565 career yards - including a career-high 225 in 2000.  His best game came in the 2000 Fiesta Bowl against Tennessee, when Miller rushed eight times for a career-high 87 yards.  A solid student, Miller was a two-time first-team academic All-Big 12 selection, and and eight-time member of the Big 12 Commissioner's Honor Roll.

Year

G/S

Att.

Gain

Loss

Net

Y/A

Y/G

Long

TDs

1996         Redshirted

1997

8/0

10

53

4

49

4.9

6.1

11 vs. Kansas

1

1998

12/0

19

98

2

96

5.1

8.0

16 vs. Wash

2

1999

10/8

55

201

6

195

3.5

19.5

47 vs. Tenn

2

2000

11/4

45

225

0

225

5.0

20.5

43 vs. Okla 

2

Totals 41/12 129 577 12 565 4.4 13.8 47 vs. Tenn 7