• NCAA Postgraduate Scholarship Recipient ($5,000)
• Big 12 Postgraduate Scholarship Recipient
• December, 1999 Graduate in Animal Science/Agricultural Economics
• Posts a Perfect 4.0 GPA in Animal Science
• 1999 Burger King Division I Scholar-Athlete of the Week and Scholar-Athlete of the Year (Oct. 2, $10,000; Dec. 9, $25,000, donated to school's general scholarship fund)
• Two-Time Second-Team GTE/CoSIDA Academic All-American (1998, 1999)
• Three-Time GTE/CoSIDA Academic All-America Nominee (1997, 1998, 1999)
• Four-Time First-Team Academic All-Big 12 (1996-99)
• Four-Time Big 12 Commissioner's Fall & Spring Academic Honor Roll (1996-99)
• 1999 Cletus Fischer Native Son Award Winner
• Three-Time Brook Berringer Citizenship Team (1998-00)
• Two-Time Successful Farming All-American (1998-99)
• 1997 Sports Illustrated All-Walk-on Team
• Nebraska LB Position Record Holder in Performance Index, Sixth-Best All Time (2,817 points)
• Nebraska All-Time Best Pro-Agility Run Time (3.71)

Boasting a perfect 4.0 GPA in the classroom, Brian Shaw was a leader on and off the field.  During his senior season, Shaw alternated with fellow senior Tony Ortiz at Sam linebacker.  The pair made the position one of Nebraska's strongest for the past three years.

Shaw was honored before the Oklahoma State game on Oct. 2 when he was the Burger King Scholar-Athlete of the Week and $10,000 was donated to the school's general scholarship fund.  He was again honored at the ESPN/Home Depot Awards Show as the Division I Burger King Scholar-Athlete of the Year and $25,000 more was donated to the school in his name.  In his career, $36,000 has been donated in his name.  Shaw earned postgraduate scholarships from both the NCAA and Big 12.  He was a two-time second-team GTE/CoSIDA Academic All-American and became the third Husker all-time to be a four-time academic all-conference winner, joining punter Mike Stigge (1989-92) and offensive tackle Rob Zatechka (1991-94).