Won 9, Lost 3, Tied 0
Big 8: Won 5, Lost 2, Tied 0, 3rd
Coach Tom Osborne
 

 Date    Opponent       Site      Result   AP Rank  Att.
                                            NU/Opp
 09/01   Baylor         Lincoln   W 13-0     7/     76,184
 09/08   No. Illinois   Lincoln   W 60-14   10/     76,043
 09/22   Minnesota      Lincoln   W 56-0     8/     76,354
 09/29   Oregon State   Lincoln   W 31-7     8/     76,061
 10/06  #Kansas State   Manhattan W 45-8     8/     35,757
 10/13  #Missouri-HC    Lincoln   W 69-21    7/     76,317
 10/20  #Oklahoma State Lincoln   W 31-3     4/     76,251
 10/27  #Iowa State     Ames      W 45-13    4/     54,475
 11/03  #Colorado       Lincoln   L 12-27    3/9    76,464
 11/10  #Kansas         Lawrence  W 41-9    13/     36,000
 11/23  #Oklahoma       Norman    L 10-45   10/     74,910
 01/01   Georgia Tech*  Orlando   L 21-45   19/2    72,328

 * Citrus Bowl

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