Won 11, Lost 0, Tied 1
National Champions
Big 8: Won 7, Lost 0, Tied 0, 1st
Coach Bob Devaney
 

 Date    Opponent       Site          Result  AP Rank  Att.
                                               NU/Opp
 09/12   Wake Forest    Lincoln       W 36-12   9/     66,103
 09/19   Southern Cal   Los Angeles   T 21-21   9/3    73,768
 09/26   Army           Lincoln       W 28-0    8/     66,928
 10/03   Minnesota      Minneapolis   W 35-10   6/     52,287
 10/10  #Missouri       Lincoln       W 21-7    6/16   67,538
 10/17  #Kansas         Lawrence      W 41-20   5/     50,000
 10/24  #Okla. State    Lincoln       W 65-31   4/     67,822
 10/31  #Colorado       Boulder       W 29-13   4/     50,881
 11/07  #Iowa State     Ames          W 54-29   4/     36,000
 11/14  #Kansas St.-HC  Lincoln       W 51-13   4/20   67,894
 11/21  #Oklahoma       Lincoln       W 28-21   3/     67,392
 01/01   Louisiana St.* Miami         W 17-12   3/5    80,699

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 Final rankings: 1st AP (post-bowl), 3rd UPI (regular season)