Won 10, Lost 2, Tied 0
Big 8: Won 6, Lost 1, Tied 0, 1st-tie
Coach Tom Osborne
 

 Date    Opponent        Site       Result  AP Rank  Att.
                                             NU/Opp
 09/13   Louisiana St.   Lincoln    W 10-7    6/     76,259
 09/20   Indiana         Lincoln    W 45-0    6/     76,022
 09/27   Texas Christian Lincoln    W 56-14   4/     75,931
 10/04   Miami           Lincoln    W 31-16   4/     76,231
 10/11  #Kansas-HC       Lincoln    W 16-0    4/     76,285
 10/18  #Oklahoma St.    Stillwater W 28-20   4/     48,500
 10/25  #Colorado        Lincoln    W 63-21   4/     76,509
 11/01  #Missouri        Columbia   W 30-7    3/12   68,195
 11/08  #Kansas State    Manhattan  W 12-0    3/     41,300
 11/15  #Iowa State      Lincoln    W 52-0    2/     76,131
 11/22  #Oklahoma        Norman     L 10-35   2/7    70,286
 12/26   Arizona State*  Tempe      L 14-17   6/7    51,396

 * Fiesta Bowl

 Final rankings: 9th AP & UPI
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