- A History of Nebraska 8-Man Football - 1962 All-State Teams/Final Rankings. (3/25/24)
- A History of Nebraska 8-Man Football - 1961 All-State Teams/Final Rankings (3/22/24)
- Tiny Dancer, play it one more time. (2/22/24)
- A History of Nebraska 8-Man Football - 1960 All-State/Final Rankings (2/14/24)
- A History of Nebraska 8-Man Football - 1959 All-State/Final Rankings (2/7/24)
- A History of Nebraska 8-Man Football - 1958 All-State/Final Rankings (2/6/24)
- A History of Nebraska 8-Man Football - 1957 All-State/Final Rankings (2/5/24)
Nebraska High School Single Season Rushing Record Holders -- School by School
*First of a 3 part series*
To celebrate the upcoming Nebraska High School Football season, I have decided to list every school in Nebraska and what running back holds their school's single season rushing record. Some of these schools have closed or have merged since, but I feel it is important to high school football in this state to forever record these athlete's names in the annuls of history. Often times just because these schools no longer exist, the names that shaped that their very history are forgotten. We must never forget these running backs that carved their name in these record books.
I only wish I had the names of the lineman that forged the way for these guys to get these records. Unfortunately, these warriors never receive the credit they so richly deserve.
*Single Season Rushing Record holder from Nebraska high schools:
A thru F schools:
Adams (now Freeman) -- Steve Buss -- 1,370 (1975)
Adams Central -- Eric Walther -- 1,862 (1993)
Ainsworth -- Jesse Colburn -- 1,279 (1999)
Albion (now Boone Central) -- Roger Suelter -- 1,240 (1980)
Allen -- Steve Sullivan -- 1,587 (1993)
Alliance -- Matt Harris -- 1,629 (2007)
Alliance St. Agnes (now closed) -- 1,347 (1986)
Alma -- Garrett Kolling -- 1,478 (2010) (Kolling is still active, a senior)
Amherst -- Jay Eckhout -- 1,429 (1986)
Anselmo-Merna -- John Koinzan -- 2,243 (1996)
Ansley -- Lance Rhode -- 1,654 (1987)
Arapahoe -- Tyler Hamel -- 1,544 (2005)
Arcadia -- Harry Ritz -- 1,083 (2006)
Arlington -- Adam Monke -- 1,637 (2004)
Arnold (now South Loup) -- Mark Engle man -- 1,910 (1987)
Arthur County -- Wyatt Simpson 2,222 (2003)
Ashland-Greenwood -- Dave Taylor -- 1,414 (2005)
Atkinson West Holt -- Tannon Dvorak -- 1,602 (2000)
Auburn -- Luke Lundy -- 2,241 (2006)
Aurora -- Aaron Collingham -- 2,076 (1995)
Axtell -- Heath Anderberry -- 1,414 (2010)
Bancroft-Rosalie -- Brent Gatzemeyer -- 1,942 (1985)
Banner County -- B.J. Cooper -- 1,785 (2006)
Bartley (Closed) -- Kent Proud -- 1,593 (1982)
Battle Creek -- Todd Uhlir -- 2,849 (1992)
Beaver Valley (Merged) -- Brian Blankenship -- 1,584 (1984)
Beemer (w/West Point now) -- Mike Roland -- 1,711 (1994)
Bellevue High -- (Merged) -- Joe Adams -- 1,093 (1975)
Bellevue East -- Dino Salcedo -- 1,424 (1981)
Bellevue West -- Willie Miller -- 1,695 (1995)
Benedict (w/Cross Co. now) -- Phil Burhoop -- 1,736 (1996)
Bennington -- Sean Jennings -- 1,362 (1989)
Bertrand -- Brandon Taute -- 1,614 (2004)
Bladen (Closed) -- Monte Vance -- 1,757 (1979)
Blair -- Ryan Randall -- 2,661 (2009)
Bloomfield -- Travis Mlady -- 2,353 (2001)
Blue Hill -- Jeff Faimon -- 1,731 (2002)
Boone Central -- Jason Zabka -- 1,466 (2004)
Boys Town -- Darrell Wynne -- 2,040 (1990)
Bradshaw (w/Heartland now) -- Dustin Hoffman -- 1,531 (1995)
Brady -- Brad Ward -- 1,799 (2010)
Bridgeport -- Jeff Hass -- 1,252 (1988)
Broken Bow -- Kent McCullough -- 1,537 (1960)
Bruning (w/BDS now) -- Mark Schoenhotz -- 1,105 (1978)
Bruning-Davenport (w/BDS now) -- Alex Schoenholz -- 1,843 (2005)
Burwell -- Ryan Evans -- 1,527 (1996)
Butte (w/West Boyd now) -- Wes Fernau -- 1,930 (1984)
Callaway (w/South Loup now) -- Monte Birnie -- 1,570 -- (1975)
Cambridge -- Lance Shifflet -- 2,103 (2007)
Campbell (Closed) -- Tim Schmidt -- 1,126 (1,991)
Cedar Bluffs -- Ben Hansen -- 1,482 (2001)
Cedar Rapids (Merged w/Greeley-Wolbach) -- Greg Roan -- 1,500 (1981)
Centennial -- Jon Ernst -- 1,326 (1989)
Central City -- Joe Geren -- 1,548 (1959)
Chadron -- Jeff Mueller -- 1,581 (1985)
Chambers (w/ Wheeler Central now) -- Jeff Tomjack -- 1,767 (1981)
Chappell (w/Creek Valley now) -- Tim Johnson -- 1,784 (1990)
Chase County -- Eric Fuehrer -- 1,906 (2000)
Clarks (w/ High Plains now) -- Brian Pollard -- 1,397 (1987)
Clarkson -- Aaron Konicek -- 1,741 (2006)
Clay Center (w/ Sandy Creek now) -- Bob Wilkerson -- 1,547 (1988)
Clearwater (w/Orchard now) -- Billy Legate -- 1,807 (1992)
Cody-Kilgore -- Layne Ford -- 1,554 (2002)
Columbus Scotus -- Jeff Herdzina -- 2,181 (1993)
Coleridge ( nowMerged) -- Scott Gray -- 2,462 (1987)
Columbus High -- Dillon Loschen -- 1,540 (2010)
Columbus Lakeview -- Kaleb Christensen -- 1,588 (2006)
Conestoga -- Marcus Colgrove -- 1,370 (1990)
Cozad -- Brendon Holbein -- 2,740 (1991)
Crawford -- Ty Brown -- 1,749 (2005)
Creek Valley -- Jonathan Houser -- 1,297 (2009)
Creighton -- Brian Kruse -- 1,955 (2002)'
Crete -- Levi Mehl -- 2,384 (1996)
Crofton -- Chris Tramp -- 1,580 (1995)
Cross County -- Toby Ball -- 1,538 (2002)
Culbertson (w/Hitchcock County now) -- Ben Eisenhart -- 2,319 (2002)
Davenport (w BDS now) -- Kelly Ficken -- 1,200 (1975)
David City Public -- Seth Behrens -- 1,762 (2010)
David City Aquinas -- Tony Truska -- 1,662 (1997)
Dawson-Verdon (Closed) -- Todd Harring -- 1,943 (1980)
Decatur (w/ Lyons now) -- Gerry Johnson -- 1,296 (1975)
Deshler -- John Noojin -- 1,414 (2004)
Diller (w/Odell now) -- Brad Engle man -- 1,101 (1998)
Diller-Odell -- Drew Baxa -- 1,274 (2001)
Dix (w/Potter now) -- Mark Daum -- 1,485 (1979)
Dodge -- Cory Eikmeier -- 2,965 (1996) *State Record*
Doniphan-Trumbull -- Mike Hastings -- 1,266 (1981)
Dorchester -- Brent Zoubek -- 1,292 (1992)
East Butler -- Jordan Makovicka -- 1,951 (2006)
Elba (w/North Loup/Scotia now) -- Marc Wells -- 2,039 (1997)
Elgin High (w/ Pope John now) -- Kent Beckman -- 1,748 -- (1975)
Elgin Pope John (w/Elgin High now) -- Craig Moser -- 1,641 -- 1985
Elkhorn High -- Greg Hayes -- 2,186 (1989)
Elkhorn Mt. Michael -- John Dustin -- 1,827 (1996)
Elkhorn Valley -- Drew Rautenberg -- 1,797 (2010)
Elm Creek -- Derek Foster -- 1,388 (2009)
Elmwood (w/ Murdock now) -- Mike Wenzel -- 1,341 (1979)
Elmwood-Murdock -- Adam Neels -- 1,101 (2010)
Elwood -- Kayle Barnes -- 2,016 (2009)
Emerson-Hubbard -- Dean Fuscher -- 1,889 (1983)
Eustis (w/Farnum now) -- Kurt Kugler -- 1,085 (1976)
Eustis-Farnum -- Steve Hugunin -- 1,585 (1998)
Ewing (w/O'Neill Public now) -- Steve Jorgensen -- 1,662 (1997)
Exeter-Milligan -- Zach Lock -- 1,364 (2004)
Fairbury -- Mark Rogge -- 1,775 (2001)
Fairmont (Closed) -- Tyler Pieper -- 1,135 (1990)
Falls City High -- Cameron McNabb -- 1,501 (1990)
Falls City Sacred Heart -- Nate O'Grady -- 1,587 (1999)
Farnum (w/Eustis now) -- Scott Franzen -- 1,394 (1988)
Filley (w/Freeman now) -- Curt Lenners -- 2,015 (1992)
Fillmore Central -- Mike Brower -- 1,974 (2003)
Ft. Calhoun -- Cole Biodrowski -- 1,383 (2000)
Franklin -- Kurtis Fristson -- 1,223 (2007)
Freeman -- Elliott Mencl -- 1,442 (2008)
Fremont -- Jesse Hinrichs -- 1,112 (1994)
Fremont Bergan -- Mark Everet -- 1,642 (1982)
Friend -- Jay Theis -- 2,345 (1996)
Fullerton - Brian Schuster - 1,831 (1990)
- -- Posted by ddt4mccook on Thu, Sep 8, 2011, at 1:25 AM
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