Won 11, 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
 09/04   North Texas     Lincoln    W 76-14   9/      75,614
 09/11   Texas Tech      Lincoln    W 50-27   9/      75,771
 09/18   UCLA            Pasadena   W 14-13   8/      50,299
 09/25   Colorado State  Lincoln    W 48-13   6/      75,625
 10/07  #Oklahoma St.    Stillwater W 27-13   7/      35,580
 10/16  #Kansas State-HC Lincoln    W 45-28   6/      75,721
 10/23  #Missouri        Lincoln    W 49-7    5/      75,574
 10/30  #Colorado        Boulder    W 21-17   6/20    52,277
 11/06  #Kansas          Lawrence   W 21-20   6/      47,500
 11/13  #Iowa State      Lincoln    W 49-17   4/      75,513
 11/26  #Oklahoma        Lincoln    W 21-7    2/16    75,674
 01/01   Florida State*  Miami      L 16-18   2/1     81,536

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 Final rankings: 3rd AP, 3rd UPI, 3rd CNN/USA Today Coaches