Senior I-back Rex Burkhead, senior linebacker Will Compton and junior quarterback Taylor Martinez led the list of honorees as the Nebraska football team gathered for its 2012 banquet on Friday evening at the Cornhusker Hotel in Lincoln.

Despite an injury-plagued 2012 season, Burkhead was also chosen as the winner of the Chamberlin Trophy. The award dates back to 1967 and is voted on by members of the media. A Lincoln native, Steinkuhler was presented the Cletus Fischer Native Son Award, given annually to a senior who is a Nebraska native. The award is named in honor of long-time Nebraska offensive line coach Cletus Fischer who coached Steinkuhler’s father, Dean, in the 1980s.

Nebraska conducted its fifth practice in preparation for the Capital One Bowl on Friday afternoon in Lincoln. The Huskers will take Saturday and Sunday off, before resuming practice on Monday through Thursday of next week, then taking a Christmas Break. Nebraska departs for Orlando on Dec. 26.

Award Winners
Captains – Offense: QB Taylor Martinez, IB Rex Burkhead;
Defense: LB Will Compton, DT Baker Steinkuhler; Special Teams: PK/P Brett Maher

Team MVP – QB Taylor Martinez

Offensive MVP – QB Taylor Martinez

Defensive MVP-LB Will Compton

Special Teams MVP-PK/P Brett Maher

Chamberlin Trophy-IB Rex Burkhead

Novak Trophy-LB Sean Fisher

Fischer Native Son Award -DT Baker Steinkuhler

Bobby Reynolds Award-LB Sean Fisher

Lifter of the Year Award-IB Ameer Abdullah and C Justin Jackson

Walk-on of the Year-DB Justin Blatchford

Offensive Scout Team MVP-Mike Moudy

Defensive Scout Team MVP-Thomas Brown

Character Award-LB Will Compton, LB Alonzo Whaley, WR Quincy Enunwa, CB Andrew Green

Pat Clare Award-C Justin Jackson

Husker Heart Award-Graham Stoddard

Burnell Student Manager Scholarship-Matt Hager