Won 9, Lost 3, Tied 0
Big 8: Won 7, Lost 0, Tied 0, 1st
Coach Tom Osborne
 

 Date    Opponent       Site        Result   AP Rank   Att.
                                              NU/Opp
 09/12   Iowa           Iowa City   L 7-10     7/      60,160
 09/19   Florida State  Lincoln     W 34-14   17/19    76,289
 09/26   Penn State     Lincoln     L 24-30   15/3     76,308
 10/03   Auburn         Lincoln     W 17-3      /      76,423
 10/10  #Colorado       Lincoln     W 59-0      /      76,169
 10/17  #Kansas State   Manhattan   W 49-3    19/      45,915
 10/24  #Missouri       Columbia    W 6-0     15/19    72,001
 10/31  #Kansas-HC      Lincoln     W 31-15   12/      76,208
 11/07  #Oklahoma St.   Stillwater  W 54-7    11/      48,500
 11/14  #Iowa State     Lincoln     W 31-7     7/      76,258
 11/21  #Oklahoma       Norman      W 37-14    5/      74,807
 01/01   Clemson*       Miami       L 15-22    4/1     72,748

 * Orange Bowl

 Final rankings: 9th UPI, 11th AP
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