Won 9, Lost 2, Tied 1
Big 8: Won 6, Lost 0, Tied 1, 1st-tie
Coach Tom Osborne
 

 Date    Opponent        Site       Result   AP Rank  Att.
                                              NU/Opp
 09/07   Utah State      Lincoln    W 59-28   14/     76,115
 09/14   Colorado State  Lincoln    W 71-14   13/     76,379
 09/21   Washington      Lincoln    L 21-36    9/4    76,304
 09/28   Arizona State   Tempe      W 18-9    16/24   72,812
 10/12  #Oklahoma State  Stillwater W 49-15   14/     30,150
 10/19  #Kansas State-HC Lincoln    W 38-31    9/     76,209
 10/26  #Missouri        Lincoln    W 63-6     9/     76,244
 11/02  #Colorado        Boulder    T 19-19    9/15   52,319
 11/09  #Kansas          Lawrence   W 59-23   11/     40,000
 11/16  #Iowa State      Lincoln    W 38-13   11/     76,078
 11/29  #Oklahoma        Lincoln    W 19-14   11/19   76,386
 01/01   Miami*          Miami      L 0-22    11/1    77,747

 * Orange Bowl

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