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Willie Miller
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Previous Affiliations
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Bellevue West
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Previous Experience
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Omaha, Neb.
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Courtesy: NU Media Relations
Release: 10/06/2006
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- Two-Time Verizon/CoSIDA Academic All-America Nominee (1999, 2000)
- 2000 Brook Berringer Citizenship Team Member
- Two-Time First-Team Academic All-Big 12 (1999, 2000)
- Two-Time Honorable-Mention Academic All-Big 12 (1997, 1998)
- Four-Time Big 12 Commissioner's Fall Academic Honor Roll (1996, 1997, 1998, 2000)
- Four-Time Big 12 Commissioner's Spring Academic Honor Roll (1997-2000)
In four seasons as a Husker, Willie Miller played in 42 games, including three bowl games. He started 12 games and ran for 565 career yards - including a career-high 225 in 2000. His best game came in the 2000 Fiesta Bowl against Tennessee, when Miller rushed eight times for a career-high 87 yards. A solid student, Miller was a two-time first-team academic All-Big 12 selection, and and eight-time member of the Big 12 Commissioner's Honor Roll.
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Year |
G/S |
Att. |
Gain |
Loss |
Net |
Y/A |
Y/G |
Long |
TDs |
| 1996 Redshirted |
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1997 |
8/0 |
10 |
53 |
4 |
49 |
4.9 |
6.1 |
11 vs. Kansas |
1 |
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1998 |
12/0 |
19 |
98 |
2 |
96 |
5.1 |
8.0 |
16 vs. Wash |
2 |
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1999 |
10/8 |
55 |
201 |
6 |
195 |
3.5 |
19.5 |
47 vs. Tenn |
2 |
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2000 |
11/4 |
45 |
225 |
0 |
225 |
5.0 |
20.5 |
43 vs. Okla |
2 |
| Totals |
41/12 |
129 |
577 |
12 |
565 |
4.4 |
13.8 |
47 vs. Tenn |
7 |
1998 Orange Bowl vs. Tennessee: Rushing, None
2000 Fiesta Bowl vs. Tennessee: Rushing 8-87-0 (long of 47)
2000 Alamo Bowl vs. Northwestern: Rushing 3-10 (long of 8)
Receiving: 3-26-0 (long of 15 yards vs. Missouri, 1999)
Most Rushing Attempts - 9 (48 yards) vs. Washington, 1998
Most Rushing Yards - 87 vs. Tennessee, 2000
Long Rush/TD Rush - 47 vs. Tennessee, 2000
Number of Career Rushes of 25-plus yards - 2; 1 in 1999 (47 yards in the 2000 Fiesta Bowl vs. Tennessee); 1 in 2000 (43 yards vs. Oklahoma)
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