The most accomplished football program in the nation at producing CoSIDA Academic All-Americans, Nebraska has captured a nation-leading 108 CoSIDA Academic All-America awards. Before CoSIDA started recognizing the nation's finest student-athletes for their work in the classroom in 1952, three other Husker football players earned academic All-America honors from other sources.
CoSIDA Academic All-America Hall of Fame
2009 - Pat Tyrance, ILB
2004 - Dave Rimington, C
CoSIDA Dick Enberg Award Winner
2003 - Coach Tom Osborne
CoSIDA First-Team Football Academic All-Americans
(55 players, 15 double winners, 70 total CoSIDA first-teamers/three additional players chosen by other groups*)
2017 - Chris Weber, LB
2013 - Spencer Long, OL
2012 - Rex Burkhead, IB
2011 - Austin Cassidy, S; Rex Burkhead, IB
2010 - Austin Cassidy, S
2005 - Dane Todd, FB; Kurt Mann, C
2004 - Chad Sievers, LB
2001 - Tracey Wistrom, TE
2000 - Kyle Vanden Bosch, RE
1999 - Kyle Vanden Bosch, RE; Mike Brown, Rover
1998 - Chad Kelsay, RE; Bill Lafleur, P; Joel Makovicka, FB
1997 - Joel Makovicka, FB; Grant Wistrom, RE
1996 - Grant Wistrom, RE
1995 - Aaron Graham, C
1994 - Matt Shaw, TE; Terry Connealy, NT; Rob Zatechka, OT
1993 - Rob Zatechka, OT; Terry Connealy, NT; Trev Alberts, OLB
1992 - Mike Stigge, P
1991 - Mike Stigge, P; Pat Engelbert, NG
1990 - Jim Wanek, OG; Pat Tyrance, LB; David Edeal, C
1989 - Jake Young, C; Gerry Gdowski, QB
1988 - John Kroeker, P; Mark Blazek, DB
1987 - Mark Blazek, DB; Jeff Jamrog, DE
1986 - Tom Welter, OL; Dale Klein, PK
1984 - Mark Traynowicz, OL; Rob Stuckey, DL; Scott Strasburger, DE
1983 - Scott Strasburger, DE; Rob Stuckey, DL
1982 - Dave Rimington, C
1981 - Dave Rimington, C; Randy Theiss, OT; Ric Lindquist, DB
1980 - Jeff Finn, OE; Randy Schleusener, OG
1979 - Randy Schleusener, OG; Kelly Saalfeld, OL; Rod Horn, DT
1978 - George Andrews, DT; Jim Pillen, DB
1977 - Ted Harvey, DB
1976 - Ted Harvey, DB; Vince Ferragamo, QB
1975 - Tom Heiser, Back; Rik Bonness, C
1973 - Frosty Anderson, Back/End
1971 - Larry Jacobson, DT; Jeff Kinney, HB
1969 - Randy Reeves, DB
1966 - Marvin Mueller, DB
1965 - Tony Jeter*, End; Jim Osberg*, OG
1963 - Dennis Claridge, Back
1962 - Jim Huge, End
1960 - Pat Clare*, Back; Don Fricke*, C
1953 - Bob Oberlin, C
1952 - Bob Oberlin, C
Don Fricke, Pat Clare (1960) and Jim Osberg, and Tony Jeter (1965) were first-team academic All-America selections by other recognized groups.
CoSIDA Second- and Third-Team Academic All-Americans
(38 honorees since 1970)
2013 - Jake Long, TE; C.J. Zimmerer, FB
2011 - Sean Fisher, LB (2nd)
2008 - Todd Peterson, WR (2nd)
2008 - Tyler Wortman, LB (2nd)
2006 - Dane Todd, FB (2nd)
2004 - Kellen Huston, DB (2nd)
2003 - Judd Davies, FB (2nd); Pat Ricketts, RCB (2nd)
1999 - Brian Shaw, LB (2nd)
1998 - Brian Shaw, LB (2nd)
1997 - Scott Frost, QB (2nd); Chad Kelsay, RE (2nd); Jon Zatechka, OG (2nd)
1996 - Jon Hesse, LB (2nd)
1995 - Brian Schuster, FB (2nd); Steve Ott, OG (2nd); Steve Volin, OT(2nd)
1994 - Aaron Graham, C (2nd)
1993 - Ken Mehlin, OG (2nd)
1992 - Rob Zatechka, OT (2nd)
1990 - Pat Englebert, MG (2nd)
1989 - Pat Tyrance, ILB (2nd)
1988 - Jon Nelson, OL (2nd); Jake Young, C (2nd)
1987 - Micah Heibel, FB (2nd)
1982 - Randy Theiss, OT (2nd); Kris Van Norman, S (2nd); Bill Weber, DE (2nd)
1980 - Ric Lindquist, DB (2nd)
1977 - Stan Waldemore, T (2nd)
1973 - Ritch Bahe, RB (2nd)
1971 - Bill Kosch, S (2nd); Dick Rupert, G (2nd)
1970 - Bill Kosch, S (2nd); Dave Walline, DT (2nd); John Adkins, DE (3rd)