Won 13, Lost 0, Tied 0
National Champions
Big 8: Won 7, Lost 0, Tied 0, 1st
Coach Tom Osborne
 

 Date   Opponent        Site          Result   AP Rank  Att.
                                                NU/Opp
 08/28   W. Virginia(%)  E. Rutherford W 31-0    4/24    58,233
 09/08   Texas Tech      Lubbock       W 42-16   1/      32,768
 09/17   UCLA            Lincoln       W 49-21   2/13    75,687
 09/24   Pacific         Lincoln       W 70-21   2/      75,273
 10/01   Wyoming         Lincoln       W 42-32   2/      75,333
 10/08  #Oklahoma St.    Lincoln       W 32-3    2/      75,434
 10/15  #Kansas State    Manhattan     W 17-6    2/16    42,817
 10/22  #Missouri        Columbia      W 42-7    3/      50,537
 10/29  #Colorado-HC     Lincoln       W 24-7    3/2     76,131**
 11/05  #Kansas          Lincoln       W 45-17   1/      75,543
 11/12  #Iowa State      Ames          W 28-12   1/      45,186
 11/25  #Oklahoma        Norman        W 13-3    1/      70,216
 01/01   Miami*          Miami         W 24-17   1/3     81,753

 * Orange Bowl | (%) - Kickoff Classic | ** 200th consecutive home sellout
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 Final Rankings: 1st AP, 1st CNN/USA Today Coaches