Won 10, Lost 2, Tied 0
Big 8: Won 5, Lost 2, Tied 0, 3rd
Coach Tom Osborne
 

 Date    Opponent      Site         Result    AP Rank  Att.
                                              NU/Opp
 09/06   Florida St.   Lincoln      W 34-17    8/11    75,865
 09/20   Illinois      Champaign    W 59-14    6/      75,865
 09/27   Oregon        Lincoln      W 48-14    4/      76,185
 10/04   S. Carolina   Columbia     W 27-24    3/      73,109
 10/11  #Okla. St.-HC  Lincoln      W 30-10    3/      76,041
 10/18  #Missouri      Lincoln      W 48-17    3/      76,005   
 10/25  #Colorado      Boulder      L 10-20    3/      52,440
 11/01  #Kansas State  Lincoln      W 38-0     9/      75,893
 11/08  #Iowa State    Ames         W 35-14    7/      48,007
 11/15  #Kansas        Lawrence     W 70-0     6/      48,800
 11/22  #Oklahoma      Lincoln      L 17-20    5/3     76,198
 01/01  +LSU*          New Orleans  W 30-15    6/5     76,234

 * Sugar Bowl | (+) Indoor game

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