Won 11, Lost 2
Big 12: Won 8, Lost 0, 1st North Division
Coach Tom Osborne
 

 Date    Opponent       Site       Result   AP Rank  Att.
                                            NU/Opp
 09/07   Michigan St.   Lincoln    W 55-14   1/      75,590
 09/21   Arizona St.    Tempe      L 0-19    1/17    74,089
 09/28   Colorado St.   Lincoln    W 65-9    8/      75,575
 10/05  #Kansas St.     Manhattan  W 39-3    7/16    43,916
 10/12  #Baylor-HC      Lincoln    W 49-0    5/      75,478
 10/19  #Texas Tech     Lubbock    W 24-0    5/      51,344
 10/26  #Kansas         Lincoln    W 63-7    5/      75,158
 11/02  #Oklahoma       Norman     W 73-21   5/      75,004
 11/09  #Missouri       Lincoln    W 51-7    5/      75,133
 11/16  #Iowa State     Ames       W 49-14   5/      47,850
 11/29  #Colorado       Lincoln    W 17-12   4/5     75,695
 12/07   Texas**        St. Louis  L 27-37   3/      63,109
 12/31   Virginia Tech* Miami      W 41-21   6/10    51,212

 * Orange Bowl | ** Big 12 title game 

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 Final Rankings: 6th AP, 6th CNN/USA Today Coaches