M.J. Nelson

WR · Colorado 1986-89 · #18

Hometown: Simi Valley, Calif.
High School: Simi Valley
Letters: 4 (1986-89)

Roster History

Season	#	Pos	Hometown	Status
1986	18	/WR	Simi Valley, Calif.	Letterwinner
1987			Simi Valley, Calif.	Letterwinner
1988			Simi Valley, Calif.	Letterwinner
1989			Simi Valley, Calif.	Letterwinner

Rushing

Season	Att	Gain	Lost	Net	Avg
1986	9	—	—	45	5.0
1987	1	—	—	17	17.0
1988	1	—	—	9	9.0
1989	1	—	—	41	41.0
Career	12	—	—	112	9.3

Game log (9 games)

Date	Opponent	Result	Att	Gain	Lost	Net	Avg	TD	Long
1986
Sep 20, 1986	at Ohio State	L 10-13	1	—	—	-3	-3.0	0	—
Sep 27, 1986	Arizona	L 21-24	2	—	—	6	3.0	0	—
Oct 11, 1986	at Missouri	W 17-12	2	—	—	23	11.5	0	—
Oct 18, 1986	Iowa State	W 31-3	1	—	—	-3	-3.0	0	—
Nov 1, 1986	at Oklahoma State	W 31-14	1	—	—	13	13.0	0	—
Nov 22, 1986	at Kansas State	W 49-3	2	—	—	9	4.5	0	—
1987
Nov 28, 1987	Nebraska	L 7-24	1	—	—	17	17.0	0	—
1988
Oct 1, 1988	at Colorado State	W 27-23	1	—	—	9	9.0	0	—
1989
Oct 7, 1989	Missouri	W 49-3	1	—	—	41	41.0	0	—

Receiving

Season	Rec	Yds	Avg	TD
1987	2	22	11.0	0
1988	8	157	19.6	0
1989	9	266	29.6	2
Career	19	445	23.4	2

Game log (13 games)

Date	Opponent	Result	Rec	Yds	Avg	TD	Long
1987
Sep 12, 1987	Oregon	L 7-10	1	9	9.0	0	—
Nov 21, 1987	at Kansas State	W 41-0	1	13	13.0	0	—
1988
Sep 24, 1988	Oregon State	W 28-21	1	19	19.0	0	—
Oct 1, 1988	at Colorado State	W 27-23	1	18	18.0	0	—
Oct 8, 1988	Oklahoma State	L 21-41	2	34	17.0	0	—
Nov 5, 1988	at Missouri	W 45-8	1	24	24.0	0	—
Nov 19, 1988	Kansas State	W 56-14	2	51	25.5	0	—
Dec 29, 1988	vs. BYU	L 17-20	1	11	11.0	0	—
1989
Sep 16, 1989	Illinois	W 38-7	3	109	36.3	1	—
Oct 7, 1989	Missouri	W 49-3	1	41	41.0	0	—
Oct 14, 1989	at Iowa State	W 52-17	2	58	29.0	0	—
Oct 21, 1989	Kansas	W 49-17	2	32	16.0	0	—
Nov 11, 1989	at Oklahoma State	W 41-17	1	26	26.0	1	—

Total Offense

Season	Rush	Rush Yds	Plays	Total Yds	Avg
1986	9	45	9	45	5.0
1987	1	17	1	17	17.0
1988	1	9	1	9	9.0
1989	1	41	1	41	41.0
Career	12	112	12	112	9.3

All-Purpose Yards

Season	Rush	Rec	PR	KR	INT	FR	FGB	Total	TD
1986	45	—	—	522	—	—	—	567	0
1987	17	22	—	197	—	—	—	236	0
1988	9	157	—	335	—	—	—	501	0
1989	41	266	64	217	—	—	—	588	2
Career	112	445	64	1,271	—	—	—	1,892	2

Scoring

Season	TD	Rush	Rec	Ret	FG	XP	2-Pt	Saf	Pts
1989	2	—	2	—	—	—	—	—	12

Notes

Rosters for historical seasons currently reflect letterwinners; complete rosters are in progress.

A dash (—) indicates a statistic not yet available for that season or player; 0 is a verified zero.

Game-by-game statistics for seasons before 2007 reflect games where individual figures have been researched and may not include every game; season totals are official.