Robb Schnitzler
Hall of Fame · Class of 2023Inducted as Athlete

Robb Schnitzler

Class of 1982 · Boys Track & Field & Football

Central City, NE

Athletic Career

Athletic Accomplishments

1981
Class C State Champions — Boys Track & Field (Team Score 40; first state championship in Battle Creek school history)
100 Meter — State Champion
200 Meter — State Runner-Up
Long Jump — 3rd at State
400 Relay — 4th at State
1982
Class C State Champions — Boys Track & Field (Team Score 44; back-to-back; runner-up Alma 34)
100 Meter — State Champion
200 Meter — State Champion
Long Jump — State Champion
400 Relay — State Runner-Up

Teams & Seasons

Boys Track & Field

19811982

College Athletics

CollegeUniversity of Nebraska — split end, No. 85 (1982–86)
Nebraska 1982 · FreshmanWalk-on wingback on Nebraska’s undefeated 5-0 freshman team; tied for the team lead with four receptions (33 yards) and ran six times for 79 yards and a touchdown.
Nebraska 1983 · RedshirtRedshirted his second season at Nebraska.
Nebraska 1984 · SophomoreSix receptions for 144 yards, including four catches for 83 yards in the regular-season finale against Oklahoma.
Nebraska 1985 · JuniorNebraska’s leading receiver — 16 receptions for 382 yards (23.9 per catch) and two touchdowns, and 12.9 yards per punt return, seventh nationally. Career-high four catches for 119 yards in a 34-24 win over Oklahoma State.
Nebraska 1986 · SeniorEight receptions for 122 yards and a touchdown in 10 games; part of Nebraska’s 30-15 Sugar Bowl win over LSU in January 1987.
Nebraska Career30 receptions for 648 yards and three touchdowns (1984–86) in a career that began as a 1982 walk-on.

Personal

Current LocationCentral City, NE
Academic All-Big EightAcademic All-Big Eight in 1985 and 1986.
Nebraska First for BrothersIn the 1985 Illinois game Robb caught a touchdown pass while his brother Craig kicked seven extra points and a field goal — the first brothers known to score in the same game for Nebraska.
High SchoolAll-state football player at Battle Creek High School, where he played for his father, Coach Bob Schnitzler, and earned four varsity letters each in football, basketball and track.

The Story

Robb Schnitzler was an all-state football player at Battle Creek High School, where he played for his father, Coach Bob Schnitzler, and earned four varsity letters each in football, basketball and track.

He walked on at the University of Nebraska and spent five seasons in Lincoln as a split end wearing No. 85, redshirting in 1983 before becoming the Huskers’ leading receiver as a junior in 1985 with 16 receptions for 382 yards and two touchdowns. A two-time Academic All-Big Eight selection in 1985 and 1986, he finished his career with 30 receptions for 648 yards and three touchdowns and was part of Nebraska’s 1986 team that beat LSU 30-15 in the January 1987 Sugar Bowl.

In the 1985 Illinois game he caught a touchdown pass while his brother Craig kicked for the Huskers, the first brothers known to score in the same game for Nebraska.

Photos

A Message from Coach Tom Osborne

Tom Osborne — Retirement Tribute to Bob Schnitzler