Won 9, Lost 2, Tied 0
Big 8: Won 5, Lost 2, Tied 0, 3rd
Coach Bob Devaney
 

 Date     Opponent       Site       Result  *AP Rank   Att.
                                             NU/Opp
 09/22   South Dakota    Lincoln    W 53-0             26,953
 09/29   Michigan        Ann Arbor  W 25-13            70,287
 10/06  #Iowa State      Lincoln    W 36-22            34,321
 10/13   N. Carolina St. Lincoln    W 19-14            36,867
 10/20  #Kansas State    Lincoln    W 26-6             30,701
 10/27  #Colorado        Boulder    W 31-6             34,183
 11/03  #Missouri-HC     Lincoln    L 7-16             36,501 (+)
 11/10  #Kansas          Lawrence   W 40-16            37,063
 11/17  #Okla. State     Lincoln    W 14-0             34,329
 11/24  #Oklahoma        Norman     L 6-34     /10     58,268
 12/15   Miami**         New York   W 36-34             6,166

 * Top 10 only | **Gotham Bowl 
 (+) Memorial Stadium sellout streak began (capacity 31,080)

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