Won 10, Lost 2, Tied 0
Big 8: Won 6, Lost 1, Tied 0, 2nd
Coach Tom Osborne
 

 Date    Opponent        Site       Result  AP Rank  Att.
                                             NU/Opp
 09/15   Utah State      Lincoln    W 35-14   8/     75,953
 09/22   Iowa            Iowa City  W 24-21   7/     60,005
 09/29   Penn State      Lincoln    W 42-17   6/18   76,151**
 10/06   New Mexico St.  Lincoln    W 57-0    5/     76,135
 10/13  #Kansas-HC       Lincoln    W 42-0    5/     76,011
 10/20  #Oklahoma State  Stillwater W 36-0    3/     51,000
 10/27  #Colorado        Lincoln    W 38-10   2/     76,158
 11/03  #Missouri        Columbia   W 23-20   2/     74,575
 11/10  #Kansas State    Manhattan  W 21-12   2/     43,210
 11/17  #Iowa State      Lincoln    W 34-3    3/     76,049
 11/24  #Oklahoma        Norman     L 14-17   3/8    71,187
 01/01   Houston*        Dallas     L 14-17   7/8    72,032

 * Cotton Bowl | **100th consecutive home sellout

 Final rankings: 7th UPI, 9th AP
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