Tight end, Nebraska, 2008–12
Ben Cotton
- Number
- No. 81
- Height
- 6′6″
- Hometown
- Ames, IA
Ben Cotton played tight end at Nebraska (2008–12).
Receiving
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.
On the roster
As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.
Game by game
2012 Nebraska 12 games, 18 catches, 239 yards, 2 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Yds | TD | Long | Rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 1 | vs. Southern Miss | W 49–20 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 5 | – |
| Sep 15 | vs. Arkansas State | W 42–13 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 6 | – |
| Sep 22 | vs. Idaho State | W 73–7 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 | – |
| Sep 29 | vs. Wisconsin | W 30–27 | 2 | 36 | 0 | 26 | – |
| Oct 6 | at Ohio State | L 38–63 | 2 | 19 | 1 | 16 | – |
| Oct 20 | at Northwestern | W 29–28 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 7 | – |
| Oct 27 | vs. Michigan | W 23–9 | 2 | 21 | 0 | 15 | – |
| Nov 3 | at Michigan State | W 28–24 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 6 | – |
| Nov 10 | vs. Penn State | W 32–23 | 1 | 18 | 0 | 18 | – |
| Nov 23 | at Iowa | W 13–7 | 3 | 39 | 0 | 19 | – |
| Dec 1 | vs.Wisconsin | L 31–70 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 9 | – |
| Jan 1 ✦ | vs. Georgia | L 31–45 | 2 | 69 | 0 | 56 | – |
2011 Nebraska 10 games, 14 catches, 189 yards
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Yds | TD | Long | Rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 3 | vs. Chattanooga | W 40–7 | 1 | 27 | 0 | 27 | – |
| Sep 10 | vs. Fresno State | W 42–29 | 1 | 20 | 0 | 20 | – |
| Sep 17 | vs. Washington | W 51–38 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 8 | – |
| Oct 1 | atWisconsin | L 17–48 | 1 | 28 | 0 | 28 | – |
| Oct 8 | vs.Ohio State | W 34–27 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 | – |
| Oct 22 | at Minnesota | W 41–14 | 2 | 25 | 0 | 17 | – |
| Oct 29 | vs.Michigan State | W 24–3 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 5 | – |
| Nov 5 | vs.Northwestern | L 25–28 | 3 | 36 | 0 | 15 | – |
| Nov 12 | atPenn State | W 17–14 | 1 | 14 | 0 | 14 | – |
| Jan 2 ✦ | vs. South Carolina | L 13–30 | 1 | 22 | 0 | 22 | – |
2010 Nebraska 4 games, 3 catches, 34 yards
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Yds | TD | Long | Rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 11 | vs. Idaho | W 38–17 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 5 | – |
| Oct 7 | at Kansas State | W 48–13 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 7 | – |
| Oct 23 | at Oklahoma State | W 51–41 | – | – | – | – | – |
| Oct 30 | vs. Missouri | W 31–17 | 1 | 22 | 0 | 22 | – |
2009 Nebraska 5 games, 5 catches, 43 yards, 1 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Yds | TD | Long | Rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 5 | vs. Florida Atlantic | W 49–3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | – |
| Sep 12 | vs.Arkansas State | W 38–9 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 7 | – |
| Sep 26 | vs. Louisiana | W 55–0 | – | – | – | – | 0 |
| Oct 8 | atMissouri | W 27–12 | – | – | – | – | – |
| Nov 27 | at Colorado | W 28–20 | 3 | 33 | 1 | 24 | – |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
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