Won 10, Lost 4
Big 12: Won 6, Lost 2, first place North Division
Coach Bo Pelini
 

 Date    Opponent         Site         Result       AP Rank      Att.
                                                    NU/Opp
 09/05   Fla. Atlantic    Lincoln      W 49- 3      24/          85,719
 09/12   Arkansas State   Lincoln      W 38- 9      22/          85,035
 09/19   Virginia Tech    Blacksburg   L 15-16      19/13        66,233
 09/26   La.-Lafayette-HC Lincoln      W 55- 0      25/          86,304‡
 10/08  #Missouri         Columbia     W 27-12      21/24        65,826
 10/17  #Texas Tech       Lincoln      L 10-31      15/          86,107
 10/24  #Iowa State       Lincoln      L  7- 9        /          85,938
 10/31  #Baylor           Waco         W 20-10        /          31,702
 11/07  #Oklahoma         Lincoln      W 10- 3        /20        86,115
 11/14  #Kansas           Lawrence     W 31-17        /          51,525
 11/21  #Kansas State     Lincoln      W 17- 3        /          85,998
 11/27  #Colorado         Boulder      W 28-20        /          52,817
 12/05  *Texas            Arlington    L 12-13      21/3         76,211
 12/30  §Arizona          San Diego    W 33- 0      20/22        64,607

 § Holiday Bowl | *Big 12 title game | ‡300th consecutive home sellout
 
 Final rankings: 14th AP & USA Today
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