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
 08/29   Penn State*   E. Ruth.    W 44-6    1/4    71,123
 09/10   Wyoming       Lincoln     W 56-20   1/     76,016
 09/17  +Minnesota     Minnpls.    W 84-13   1/     62,687
 09/24   UCLA          Lincoln     W 42-10   1/     76,510
 10/01   Syracuse      Lincoln     W 63-7    1/     76,382
 10/08  #Oklahoma St.  Stillwater  W 14-10   1/     49,600
 10/15  #Missouri      Columbia    W 34-13   1/     72,348
 10/22  #Colorado-HC   Lincoln     W 69-19   1/     76,268
 10/29  #Kansas St.    Manhattan   W 51-25   1/     44,150
 11/05  #Iowa St.      Lincoln     W 72-29   1/     76,326
 11/12  #Kansas        Lincoln     W 67-13   1/     76,503
 11/26  #Oklahoma      Norman      W 28-21   1/     75,008
 01/02   Miami**       Miami       L 30-31   1/5    72,529

 ** Orange Bowl | *Kickoff Classic | (+) Indoor Game

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