Won 9, Lost 3, Tied 1
Big 8: Won 4, Lost 3, Tied 0, 4th-tie
Coach Tom Osborne
 

 Date    Opponent        Site        Result  AP Rank  Att.
                                              NU/Opp
 09/11   Louisiana St.   Baton Rouge T 6-6     1/     70,746
 09/18   Indiana         Bloomington W 45-13   8/     41,289
 09/25   Texas Christian Lincoln     W 64-10   6/     74,981
 10/02   Miami           Lincoln     W 17-9    5/     76,155
 10/09  #Colorado        Boulder     W 24-12   6/     53,538
 10/16  #Kansas State-HC Lincoln     W 51-0    3/     76,150
 10/23  #Missouri        Lincoln     L 24-34   3/17   76,051
 10/30  #Kansas          Lawrence    W 31-3    9/     58,050
 11/06  #Oklahoma St.    Lincoln     W 14-10   9/13   76,272
 11/13  #Iowa State      Ames        L 28-37   9/     51,500
 11/26  #Oklahoma        Lincoln     L 17-20   10/8   76,247
 12/04   Hawaii          Honolulu    W 68-3    13/    33,737
 12/31  +Texas Tech*     Houston     W 27-24   13/9   48,618

 * Astro-Bluebonnet Bowl | + Indoor game

 Final rankings: 7th UPI, 9th AP
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