Running back, Nebraska, 1981–83
Mike Rozier
Mike Rozier played running back at Nebraska (1981–83). He won the 1983 Heisman Trophy, the 1983 Maxwell Award and the 1983 Walter Camp Award. He was a consensus All‑American in 1982 and 1983. He was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 2006.
At a glance
Honors
- 1983Heisman Trophy
- Inducted 2006College Football Hall of Fame
- 1981, 1982, 1983First-team All-Big Eight
- 1982, 1983Consensus All‑American
- 1982, 1983Big Eight Offensive Player of the Year
- 198211th in the Heisman vote
- 1983Maxwell Award
- 1983Walter Camp Award
- 1983Chic Harley Award
- 1983Sporting News College Football Player of the Year
- 1983UPI College Football Player of the Year
- 1983National leader in points (174)
- 1983National leader in points per game (14.50)
- 1983National leader in rushing touchdowns (29)
- 1983National leader in rushing yards (2,148)
Team titles: Big Eight champions, 1981, 1982 and 1983
1983 rushing yards: 2,148 on the NCAA leaders list; 2,295 in his article’s table (which may count the bowl game differently).
Players of the year, conference and regional honors: Wikipedia’s lists (CC BY-SA), each linked from its honor.
Season by season, from Wikipedia
| Season | Rushing | Receiving | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Yds | Avg | TD | |
| 1981 | 166 | 1,018 | 6.1 | 5 | 64 | 16.0 | 0 |
| 1982 | 268 | 1,807 | 6.7 | 15 | 46 | 7.7 | 2 |
| 1983 | 300 | 2,295 | 7.7 | 29 | 106 | 10.6 | 0 |
| Career | 734 | 5,120 | 49 | 216 | 2 | ||
From the college statistics table in Rozier’s Wikipedia article (Mike Rozier, CC BY-SA), season by season as the article gives them, bowls included where it counts them. Our own records come from box scores, which start in 2004 (tackles in 2016, kickoff returns in 2009).
The teams in those years
Our player records start in 2004; before that they hold the honors, the Heisman vote and the draft (from 1936), with college years from the player’s Wikipedia article where it gives them.
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