Won 9, Lost 3, Tied 0
Big 8: Won 6, Lost 1, Tied 0, 1st
Coach Tom Osborne
 

 Date   Opponent         Site     Result  AP Rank  Att.
                                           NU/Opp
 09/05   Utah             Lincoln  W 49-22  11/     76,234
 09/12   Mid. Tenn. St.   Lincoln  W 48-7   11/     76,184
 09/19   Washington       Seattle  L 14-29  12/2    73,333
 09/26   Arizona State    Lincoln  W 45-24  15/     76,138
 10/10  #Oklahoma State   Lincoln  W 55-0   15/     76,116
 10/24  #Missouri         Columbia W 34-24   8/     53,337
 10/31  #Colorado-HC      Lincoln  W 52-7    8/8    76,287
 11/07  #Kansas           Lincoln  W 49-7    7/13   76,165
 11/14  #Iowa State       Ames     L 10-19   7/     42,008
 11/27  #Oklahoma         Norman   W 33-9   12/     69,770
 12/05  #Kansas State(+)  Tokyo    W 38-24  11/     50,000
 01/01   Florida State*   Miami    L 14-27  11/3    57,327

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 Final rankings: 14th AP, 14th UPI, 14th CNN/USA Today Coaches