Special-Teams Records / Team
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PUNTING / GAMEPunts High: 18; vs. Notre Dame, Nov. 28, 1918 Low: 0; nine games, most recently vs. Kansas, Nov. 4, 2000 Punting Average (min. 3 punts) 57.6; vs. Colorado, Nov. 26, 1999 (7 punts, 403 yards)
PUNTING / SEASONPunts High: 77; 1968 (38.8 avg.) Low: 29; 1995 (38.1 avg.) Punting Average High: 43.9; 1996 (47 punts, 2,062 yards) Low: 30.3; 1953 (50 punts, 1,514 yards)
PUNT RETURNS / GAMEPunt Returns 11; at Minnesota, Sept. 17, 1983 (120 yards) Punt Return Yards 205; vs. Utah State, Sept. 5, 1987 (6 ret.) Punt Return Average (min. 3 att.) 34.17; vs. Utah State, Sept. 5, 1987 (6 ret., 205 yards) Punt Return Touchdowns 2; vs. Kansas, Nov. 12, 1983; vs. Utah State, Sept. 5, 1987
PUNT RETURNS / SEASONPunt Returns High: 65; 2001 (853 yards) Low: 17; 1956 (215 yards); 1960 (296 yards) Punt Return Yards High: 853; 2001 (65 ret.) Low: 141; 1955 (19 ret.) Punt Return Average High: 17.41; 1960 (17 ret., 296 yards) Low: 5.74; 1979 (38 ret., 218 yards) Punt Return Touchdowns 3; 1971, 1986, 1988, 1996
KICKOFF RETURNS / GAMEKickoff Returns 9; at Oklahoma, Nov. 20, 1954; at Oklahoma, Nov. 24, 1956 Kickoff Return Yards 194; at Iowa State, Nov. 13, 1976 (8 ret.) Kickoff Return Average (min. 3 att.) 51.00; at Kansas State, Oct. 6, 1990 (3 ret., 153 yards) Kickoff Return Touchdowns 1; several games, most recently vs. Louisiana Tech, Aug. 29, 1998
KICKOFF RETURNS / SEASONKickoff Returns High: 43; 1951 (844 yards) Low: 14; 1967 (248 yards); 1980 (344 yards) Kickoff Return Average High: 27.85; 1990 (26 ret., 724 yards) Low: 14.76; 1961 (25 ret., 369 yards) Kickoff Return Touchdowns 1; several seasons, most recently 1998
Source: University of Nebraska Athletic Dept.