Going into his senior season Gerry Gdowski's career statistics at Nebraska were: 6 of 10 passing for 72 yards with zero touchdowns, 35 carries for 289 yards and four touchdowns. Those stats were accumulated in 13 games… mostly at the end of blowout wins. That said, he did lead the freshman team in passing, rushing and total offense. On varsity, Steve Taylor (a former high school All-American) and Clete Blakeman (a future NFL referee) were among those ahead of him on the depth chart.
71-136 passing for 1,326 yards
19 passing touchdowns (then the second-most in school history, currently tied for eighth).
Just two interceptions. His interception percentage of 1.47 broke Turner Gill's school record.
117 carries for 925 yards, the most by a NU quarterback (breaking Steve Taylor's record from the previous season by 99 yards).
7.91 yards per carry, which broke Mike Rozier's school record from his 1983 Heisman season.
13 rushing touchdowns, tying Taylor's 1988 school record).
Just 75 yards shy of becoming the first Cornhusker quarterback to throw and rush for 1,000 yards in a season.
Would have set an NCAA record for QB rating (177.3) but didn't meet the minimum number of attempts.
This was one of the best seasons any Nebraska quarterback has ever had.
The Huskers went 10-2, finished as Big Eight runner-up and finished 11th in the AP poll. Lost to #2 ranked Buffs in Boulder and #5 ranked Seminoles in the Fiesta
Gdowski was the Big Eight Offensive Player of the Year, an Academic All-American and a finalist for the Davey O'Brien Award.
