Jacob Bower is a linebacker at Nebraska who has not played in Nebraska's 8 games this season; the last season with a stat line was 2025.
Nebraska lists 13 linebackers this season.
Nebraska is 5-3. Next: at Illinois, Fri Nov 6.
Second year in the same linebacker corps at Nebraska. A game that shows it: 2 tackles against Penn State — Week 13, 2025.
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Game log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 6 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 2 | W 68-0vs Akron | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 59-7vs Houston Christian | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | L 17-21vs No. 23 USC | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | L 10-37@ Penn State | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 2 tackles |
| Wk 14 | L 16-40vs Iowa | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
 Bowl | L 22-44vs No. 15 Utah | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 8 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
2 seasons under Matt Rhule — 14-12 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2025 season · 6 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Road1g | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-73g | 1.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+3g | 1.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Matt Rhule
Pass share
46.4%
378 pass / 437 run
Plays / game
62.7
13 games
Team sack rate
7.7%
389 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2025
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS linebackers who play every week.
Coaching lineage · 2023–2026
1 coachPlayed every college season under Matt Rhule.
