Won 12, 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
 08/31  #Oklahoma St.    Stillwater W 64-21   2/     42,100
 09/09   Michigan St.    E. Lansing W 50-10   2/     73,891
 09/16   Arizona State   Lincoln    W 77-28   2/     75,418
 09/23   Pacific         Lincoln    W 49-7    2/     75,630
 09/30   Washington St.  Lincoln    W 35-21   2/     75,777
 10/14  #Missouri        Lincoln    W 57-0    2/     75,552
 10/21  #Kansas St.-HC   Lincoln    W 49-25   2/8    76,072
 10/28  #Colorado        Boulder    W 44-21   2/7    54,063
 11/04  #Iowa State      Lincoln    W 73-14   1/     75,505
 11/11  #Kansas          Lawrence   W 41-3    1/10   53,300
 11/24  #Oklahoma        Lincoln    W 37-0    1/     75,662
 01/02   Florida*        Tempe      W 62-24   1/2    79,864

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 Final Rankings: 1st AP, 1st CNN/USA TODAY Coaches