List of Nebraska Cornhuskers athletic directors

Director of Athletics of the University of Nebraska–Lincoln
Incumbent
Troy Dannen
since March 22, 2024
Reports toPresident of the University of Nebraska
PrecursorAthletic Manager
Formation1920; 104 years ago (1920)
First holderFred Luehring
Salary$1.6 million[1]

This is a list of athletic directors of the Nebraska Cornhuskers, the intercollegiate athletic teams that represent the University of Nebraska–Lincoln (NU). The university is a member of the Big Ten Conference and competes in NCAA Division I and the Football Bowl Subdivision. Troy Dannen was appointed Nebraska's seventeenth full-time athletic director on March 22, 2024.[2]

Nebraska officially recognizes seventeen official athletic directors, though at least fourteen others have held the role in an interim, unofficial, or de facto capacity. NU's longest-serving athletic director was Bob Devaney, who led the department from 1967 to 1992.

  1. ^ Steve Marik (March 20, 2024). "NU hires Washington's Troy Dannen as AD, targets Jeffrey Gold as president". InsideNebraska. Retrieved July 15, 2024.
  2. ^ "Nebraska names University of Washington's Troy Dannen as new athletic director". 10/11 News. March 20, 2024. Retrieved March 20, 2024.