Honors & Awards

• 2008 Second-Team All-Big 12 (AP, Kansas City Star, Dallas Morning News, San Antonio Express-News)
• 2008 Honorable-Mention All-Big 12 (Coaches)
• Big 12 Special Teams Player of the Week (vs. Colorado)
• Nebraska & Memorial Stadium Record Holder for Longest Field Goal (57 yards)
• Nebraska Record Holder for Season Field Goal Percentage (1.000 in 2007)
• 2009 Lou Groza Award Candidate

2009 Game by Game (Updated 12-14-2009)
Florida Atlantic: Game captain... perfect 7-of-7 on PATs... did not attempt a FG... made first career punts, with two kicks for 37.0 ypk... long punt of 43 yards. Arkansas State: Connected on five straight PATs... hit first FGA of season from 26 yards with 9 seconds left in half... had distance but missed 54 yarder to the right in 4th quarter. Virginia Tech: Nearly downed the Hokies by himself, scoring all 15 of NU's points on five field goals... the five FG were second-most in NU history, and marked fourth time he had at least four FG in a single game... also booted six punts for 41.5 average... first-quarter punt of 76 yards (while side-stepping VT pressure) tied for fourth-longest in program history. Louisiana-Lafayette: Remained perfect on the year in PATs, connecting on all seven attempts... booted two more field goals, including season-long of 46 yards... increased his streak to 21 straight made FG from inside 50 yards... had three punts for 137 yards (45.7 ypp), with two downed inside 5. Missouri: Connected on all three PAT tries... did not attempt a field goal. Texas Tech: Connected on his only PAT and was 1-of-2 in field goal attempts... only miss was a 51-yarder. Iowa State: Connected on only PAT of game... added four punts for 40.2 average, including long of 49... three punts were downed inside opponent 20. Baylor: Connected on both PAT attempts and hit two field goals... FGs came from 22 and 45 yards, increasing his streak to 24 straight made FG from inside 50 yards. Oklahoma: Game captain... aided Huskers in field-position battle, averaging 43.7 yards on 11 punts... had long of 66 yards and had two downed inside the OU 20... also connected on 28-yard field goal in the third quarter, but had streak of 25 straight made field goals under 50 yards snapped with miss of 43-yarder in the fourth. Kansas: Hit all three field-goal attempts (25, 34 and 38 yards) to lead NU to third straight road win this season... added two extra points for 11 points on day, moving to seventh on NU career scoring chart... was his fourth game of year with at least two field goals... also punted four times for 38.8-yard average, including one inside the 20. Kansas State: Hit only field-goal attempt from 34 yards and connected on both PAT attempts... played major role in special teams success as he averaged 45.5 yards per punt on six kicks... second-highest single-game average of his career... pinned KSU inside its 5 two times... also had a 61 yarder.  Colorado: Won field position game for the Huskers by averaging career-best 50.7 yards on six punts... had punts of 58 and 62 yards... added four punts inside the 20, including one inside the 3... also was perfect on four PATs... missed only field goal attempt from 50 yards (had distance, just barely wide right). Texas: Scored all of Nebraska's points with four field goals...fifth game with multiple field goals this season...set Nebraska season recodr with final field goal, his 20th of season...added season-long 52-yarder in first quarter...pinned UT inside its 20 on two punts.

2009 Outlook
Alex Henery returns for his junior season after putting together two of the finest seasons for a place-kicker in Nebraska school history. Henery was perfect on field goal and extra-point attempts as a freshman in 2007, then proved to be one of the nation's top kickers as a sophomore. In addition to contending for all-conference and All-America honors this fall, the Omaha native is a leading contender to take on the additional role as Nebraska's punter.

Henery is the nation's most accurate returning kicker. Through two seasons he has connected on 26-of-29 field goal attempts for an 89.7 percent accuracy rate. A second-team All-Big 12 pick as a sophomore, Henery's accuracy has never been in question and last year he exhibited his leg strength with six field goals of 40 yards or more, including a school-record 57-yarder to pull out a win over Colorado. He also enters the 2009 campaign with a 101-of-102 success rate on extra points, the most accurate career mark for a Nebraska kicker.

2008 (Sophomore)
The Omaha native ranked among the Big 12 leaders in scoring and field-goal accuracy in 2008, and figures to be a strong contender for conference and national honors this fall. Henery earned second-team All-Big 12 honors last fall after connecting on 18-of-21 field goals and 56-of-57 extra points on the year. His 110 points were the most by a Husker since 2001, and his 8.5 points per game ranked fifth overall in the Big 12 and second among kickers. His 85.7 percent field goal accuracy was tops in the league and among the top 12 nationally. Henery also ranked in the top 25 nationally in scoring and field goals per game.

Henery enters his junior season as the most accurate kicker in school history at 26-of-29 on field-goal attempts, for an 89.7 percent accuracy rate. He is the most accurate returning kicker in the country.

Henery capped his standout 2008 season with a signature moment in the regular- season finale against Colorado. He connected on a school-record 57-yard field goal to provide the decisive points in the final minutes of the Huskers’ 40-31 victory over Colorado. The record-setting 57-yard kick against Colorado was two yards longer than the previous record held by three players. The 57-yarder came after Henery made kicks of 35, 27 and 37 yards earlier in the game.

The kick against Colorado was not his final success in 2008, as Henery connected on all four field goal attempts in a 26-21 Gator Bowl victory over Clemson. The game marked his third contest in 2008 with four field goals.

Henery also started the year with a bang. In the opener against Western Michigan, Henery made four field goals, all from 44 yards, marking just the second time in school history a player made four field goals from 40-plus yards in the same game. Henery’s four field goals tied the Memorial Stadium record and extended the perfect start to his career to 12 straight field goals, the most ever to start a Husker career.

Henery had his first career miss against New Mexico State (35 yards), but also made a field goal, starting a streak of four straight games with a field goal. Henery’s only other misses of the season each came from beyond 50 yards (vs. Texas Tech, Baylor). On the season he made all seven field goals from 40-49 yards, including a 48-yarder against Virginia Tech. Henery’s missed extra point against Baylor ended a streak of 77 straight made PATs to start his career, but he enters 2009 101-of-102 in his career, the most accurate career mark for an NU kicker.

2007 (Redshirt Freshman)
Henery and Kunalic took an uncertain kicking situation entering the year and made it a strength. Henery handled the Huskers’ extra-point duties and short and mid-range field goals while Kunalic kicked off and was slotted as the long-range field goal kicker.

Henery connected on a pair of first-half field goals in Nebraska’s 20-17 win at Wake Forest. He added a 37-yarder against USC in the second quarter, then connected on two field goals, including a season-long 39-yarder at Missouri. He added single field goals against Texas, Kansas and Kansas State. Henery had a season-high 10 extra points against Kansas State, with six against Nevada and five in three other games. Henery’s only punt was a 32-yarder against USC that was downed inside the Trojan 5-yard line.

2006 (Redshirt)
Henery sat out the season as a redshirt.

Before Nebraska (Burke HS)
Henery was one of the top walk-ons in Nebraska’s 2006 class. He earned Omaha World-Herald first-team All-Nebraska and first-team Lincoln Journal Star Super State honors as a punter. Henery averaged 41.4 yards per punt as a senior, and also connected on 6-of-10 field goals and 37-of-38 extra-point tries.

Henery helped Burke to a 7-5 finish and a trip to the state semifinals. He earned first-team all-state honors as a junior, averaging 41.7 yards per punt. He also played soccer for the Bulldogs, helping them to a 14-3 record and a state playoff appearance as a junior.

Personal
Alex is the son of Guy and Mary Henery, and was born on Aug. 18, 1987. Henery is majoring in construction management and has participated in the Huskers’ hospital visits. 

Henery's Career Statistics

Single-Game Highs:
Field Goals Made–5 at Virginia Tech, 2009
Long Field Goal–57 yards vs. Colorado, 2008
PATs Made–10 vs. Kansas State, 2007
Consecutive FG Made–12, Entire 2007 season thru New Mexico State, 2008