Won 9, Lost 2, Tied 1
Big 8: Won 4, Lost 2, Tied 1, 2nd-tie
Coach Tom Osborne
 

 Date    Opponent          Site        Result   AP Rank  Att.
                                                 NU/Opp
 09/08   UCLA             Lincoln      W 40-13    4/10   74,966
 09/22   N. Carolina St.  Lincoln      W 31-14    2/14   75,925
 09/29   Wisconsin        Lincoln      W 20-16    2/     76,279
 10/06   Minnesota        Minneapolis  W 48-7     2/     58,091
 10/13  #Missouri         Columbia     L 12-13    2/12   68,720
 10/20  #Kansas-HC        Lincoln      W 10-9    11/18   76,498
 10/27  #Oklahoma St.     Stillwater   T 17-17   10/     50,500
 11/03  #Colorado         Lincoln      W 28-16   13/17   76,555
 11/10  #Iowa State       Lincoln      W 31-7    11/     76,503
 11/17  #Kansas State     Manhattan    W 50-21   10/     42,000
 11/23  #Oklahoma         Norman       L 0-27    10/3    61,826
 01/01   Texas*           Dallas       W 19-3    12/8    67,500

 * Cotton Bowl

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 Final rankings: 7th AP (post-bowl), 11th-tie UPI (regular season)