University of Nebraska
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Name History:
| University of Nebraska | 1873-date |
Baseball Team History:
| Year | Record | Coach |
| 1889 | 1-2 | C.D. Chandler, manager |
| 1890 | 2-3 | C.D. Chandler, manager |
| 1891 | 1-0 | C.D. Chandler, manager |
| 1892 | 0-2-1 | Charles Stroman, manager |
| 1893 | 3-0 | Charles Stroman, manager |
| 1894-96 | No Team | |
| 1897 | 8-5-1 | Edward N. Robinson, manager |
| 1898 | 6-4 | F.B. Ryons, manager |
| 1899 | 8-4 | |
| 1900 | 8-12 | |
| 1901 | 9-11 | Mike Henderson, manager |
| 1902 | 17-8 | George P. Shidler, manager |
| 1903 | No Team | |
| 1904 | 10-3 | J.H. Bell, manager |
| 1905 | 5-16-1 | |
| 1906 | 5-12-1 | S.S. Eager, manager |
| 1907 | 5-11-1 | S.S. Eager, manager |
| 1908 | 4-12-2 | S.S. Eager, manager |
| 1909 | 12-14 | Fox |
| 1910 | 7-7-1 | Robert Carrol |
| 1911 | No Team | |
| 1912 | 3-0 | Stiehm |
| 1913-18 | No Team | |
| 1919 | 5-3 | Paul J. Schissler |
| 1920 | 7-6 | Paul J. Schissler |
| 1921 | 8-5 | Paul J. Schissler |
| 1922 | 12-4 | Owen Frank |
| 1923 | 6-12 | Scotty Dye/Earl Carr |
| 1924 | 10-8 | William G. Kline |
| 1925 | 8-7 | William G. Kline |
| 1926-28 | No Team | |
| 1929 | 12-5-1 | John (Choppy) Rhodes |
| 1930 | 9-7 | John (Choppy) Rhodes |
| 1931 | 2-10 | W.H. Browne |
| 1932 | No Team | |
| 1933 | 3-1 | W.W. Knight |
| 1934 | 5-9 | W.W. Knight |
| 1935 | 4-12 | W.W. Knight |
| 1936 | 3-11 | W.W. Knight |
| 1937 | 5-12 | W.W. Knight |
| 1938 | 7-8 | W.W. Knight |
| 1939 | 5-13 | W.W. Knight |
| 1940 | 4-12 | W.W. Knight |
| 1941 | 2-14 | W.W. Knight |
| 1942 | 3-11 | Adolph J. Lewandowski |
| 1943-45 | No Team | |
| 1946 | 9-7 | Frank Smagacz |
| 1947 | 6-10 | William D. (Tony) Sharpe |
| 1948 | 17-7 | William D. (Tony) Sharpe |
| 1949 | 9-13 | William D. (Tony) Sharpe |
| 1950 | 15-8 | William D. (Tony) Sharpe |
| 1951 | 10-5 | William D. (Tony) Sharpe |
| 1952 | 13-7 | William D. (Tony) Sharpe |
| 1953 | 13-5-1 | William D. (Tony) Sharpe |
| 1954 | 10-10 | William D. (Tony) Sharpe |
| 1955 | 15-5 | William D. (Tony) Sharpe |
| 1956 | 12-8 | William D. (Tony) Sharpe |
| 1957 | 12-10 | William D. (Tony) Sharpe |
| 1958 | 17-10 | William D. (Tony) Sharpe |
| 1959 | 15-8 | William D. (Tony) Sharpe |
| 1960 | 10-13 | William D. (Tony) Sharpe |
| 1961 | 9-14 | William D. (Tony) Sharpe |
| 1962 | 15-11 | William D. (Tony) Sharpe |
| 1963 | 10-16 | William D. (Tony) Sharpe |
| 1964 | 9-18 | William D. (Tony) Sharpe |
| 1965 | 12-8 | William D. (Tony) Sharpe |
| 1966 | 16-9 | William D. (Tony) Sharpe |
| 1967 | 8-16 | William D. (Tony) Sharpe |
| 1968 | 10-15-1 | William D. (Tony) Sharpe |
| 1969 | 9-15 | William D. (Tony) Sharpe |
| 1970 | 14-12 | William D. (Tony) Sharpe |
| 1971 | 10-20 | William D. (Tony) Sharpe |
| 1972 | 12-17 | William D. (Tony) Sharpe |
| 1973 | 15-14-1 | William D. (Tony) Sharpe |
| 1974 | 13-27 | William D. (Tony) Sharpe |
| 1975 | 13-20 | William D. (Tony) Sharpe |
| 1976 | 21-24-1 | William D. (Tony) Sharpe |
| 1977 | 29-13 | William D. (Tony) Sharpe |
| 1978 | 36-20 | John F. Sanders |
| 1979 | 49-15 | John F. Sanders |
| 1980 | 49-15 | John F. Sanders |
| 1981 | 42-22 | John F. Sanders |
| 1982 | 44-13 | John F. Sanders |
| 1983 | 44-15 | John F. Sanders |
| 1984 | 43-18 | John F. Sanders |
| 1985 | 45-24 | John F. Sanders |
| 1986 | 35-25 | John F. Sanders |
| 1987 | 36-21 | John F. Sanders |
| 1988 | 48-23 | John F. Sanders |
| 1989 | 27-31 | John F. Sanders |
| 1990 | 42-26 | John F. Sanders |
| 1991 | 37-22 | John F. Sanders |
| 1992 | 31-25 | John F. Sanders |
| 1993 | 35-23 | John F. Sanders |
| 1994 | 32-28 | John F. Sanders |
| 1995 | 35-23 | John F. Sanders |
| 1996 | 27-27-1 | John F. Sanders |
| 1997 | 27-35 | John F. Sanders |
| 1998 | 24-20 | David K. Van Horn |
| 1999 | 42-18 | David K. Van Horn |
| 2000 | 51-17 | David K. Van Horn |
| 2001 | 50-16 | David K. Van Horn |
| 2002 | 47-21 | David K. Van Horn |
| 2003 | 47-18 | Michael L. Anderson |
| 2004 | 36-23 | Michael L. Anderson |
| 2005 | 57-15 | Michael L. Anderson |
| 2006 | 42-17 | Michael L. Anderson |
Major League Players
| Name | Birthplace | Dates Played at College | Major League Debut |
| Robert H. Cerv | Weston, NE | 1947-50 | 8/1/1951 |
| Dwight L. Siebler | Columbus, NE | 1957-58 | 8/26/1963 |
| Stanley R. Bahnsen | Council Bluffs, IA | 1965 | 9/9/1966 |
| Gary W. Neibauer | Billings, MT | 1965-66 | 4/12/1969 |
| Harold J. (Buddy) Hunter | Omaha, NE | 1966 (FR) | 7/1/1971 |
| Ryan Y. Kurosaki | Honolulu, HI | 1971-73 | 5/20/1975 |
| Peter M. O'Brien | Santa Monica, CA | 1978-79 | 9/3/1982 |
| Timothy P. Burke | Omaha, NE | 1978-80 | 4/8/1985 |
| Robert B. Sebra | Ridgewood, NJ | 1981-83 | 6/26/1985 |
| Stephen B. Stanicek | Lake Forest, IL | 1980-82 | 9/16/1987 |
| William P. McGuire | Omaha, NE | 1983-85 | 8/2/1988 |
| Kip L. Gross | Scottsbluff, NE | 1986 | 4/21/1990 |
| Eric J. Helfand | Erie, PA | 1988 | 9/4/1993 |
| Kevin W. Jordan | San Francisco, CA | 1990 | 8/8/1995 |
| Darin C. Erstad | Jamestown, ND | 1993-95 | 6/14/1996 |
| Marc R. Sagmoen | Seattle, WA | 1992-93 | 4/15/1997 |
| Kenneth C. Ramos | Sidney, NE | 1987-89 | 5/16/1997 |
| Michael T. (Troy) Brohawn | Cambridge, MD | 1992-94 | 4/14/2001 |
| Kenneth E. Harvey | Los Angeles, CA | 1997-99 | 9/18/2001 |
| Todd A. Sears | Des Moines, IA | 1995-97 | 9/17/2002 |
| Jamal N. Strong | Pasadena, CA | 1999-00 | 9/2/2003 |
| Daniel R. Johnson | Coon Rapids, MN | 2000-01 | 5/27/2005 |
| Adam J. Shabala | Streator, IL | 1999-00 | 6/16/2005 |
| Adam J. Stern | London, ON, CAN | 1999-01 | 7/7/2005 |
| Shane K. Komine | Honolulu, HI | 1999-02 | 7/30/2006 |
| Drew T. Anderson | Kearney, NE | 2001-03 | 9/11/2006 |
| Alex J. Gordon | Lincoln, NE | 2003-05 | 4/2/2007 |
| Justin (Joba) Chamberlain | Lincoln, NE | 2005-06 | 8/7/2007 |
| Brian M. Duensing | Marysville, KS | 2002-03, 2005 | 4/10/2009 |
| (FR) | played freshman baseball only |
Conference Affiliations:
| Missouri Valley Conference | 1908-19, 1921-28 |
| Big Six Conference | 1929-47 |
| Big Seven Conference | 1948-57 |
| Big Eight Conference | 1958-96 |
| Big XII Conference | 1997-date |
Highlights:
Adolph J. Liska (DB 4/17/1929), David B. McDonald (DB 9/15/1969) attended
William E. Kinnaman (ML umpire) played 1946
Big Six Conference champion 1922, 1929...Big Seven Conference champion 1948, 1950...Big Eight Conference (East Division) champion 1980…Big XII Conference champion 2001, 2003, 2005...Big XII Conference tournament champion 1999-01, 2005
College World Series participant 2001-02, 2005
All-America selections (First-Team)
| 1950 | Bob Cerv (ABCA) |
| 1956 | John Brown (ABCA) |
| 1972 | Gene Stohs (The Sporting News) |
| 1982 | Steve Stanicek (Baseball America/The Sporting News) |
| 1986 | Paul Meyers (The Sporting News) |
| 1993 | Marc Sagmoen (ABCA/Collegiate Baseball) |
| 1993 | Troy Brohawn (Collegiate Baseball) |
| 1995 | Darin Erstad (ABCA/Baseball America/Collegiate Baseball) |
| 1999 | Ken Harvey (ABCA/Baseball America/Collegiate Baseball) |
| 2000 | Shane Komine (Collegiate Baseball/The Sporting News) |
| 2001 | Shane Komine (Collegiate Baseball) |
| 2001 | John Cole (ABCA/Baseball America) |
| 2002 | Jeff Leise (ABCA) |
| 2002 | Jed Morris (ABCA/Collegiate Baseball) |
| 2004 | Alex Gordon (ABCA/Baseball America/Collegiate Baseball) |
| 2005 | Alex Gordon (ABCA/Baseball America/Collegiate Baseball) |
National Player of the Year
| 2005 | Alex Gordon (ABCA/Baseball America/Brooks Wallace/Dick Howser/Golden Spikes) |
