Won 12, Lost 1, Tied 0
Big 8: Won 7, Lost 0, Tied 0, 1st
Coach Tom Osborne
 

 Date    Opponent       Site         Result   AP Rank  Att.
                                              NU/Opp
 09/11   Iowa           Lincoln      W 42-7    3/      76,013
 09/18   New Mexico St. Lincoln      W 68-0    3/      76,141
 09/25   Penn State     State Coll.  L 24-27   2/8     85,304
 10/02   Auburn         Auburn       W 41-7    8/20    73,900   
 10/09  #Colorado       Boulder      W 40-14   7/      53,022
 10/16  #Kansas St.-HC  Lincoln      W 42-13   6/      76,268
 10/23  #Missouri       Lincoln      W 23-19   5/      76,406
 10/30  #Kansas         Lawrence     W 52-0    6/      50,190
 11/06  #Oklahoma St.   Lincoln      W 48-10   6/      76,387
 11/13  #Iowa St.       Ames         W 48-10   4/      52,887
 11/26  #Oklahoma       Lincoln      W 28-24   3/11    76,398
 12/04   Hawaii         Honolulu     W 37-16   3/      46,876
 01/01   Louisiana St.* Miami        W 21-20   3/13    54,407

 * Orange Bowl

 Final rankings: 3rd AP & UPI
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