Won 10, Lost 4
Big Ten: Won 7, Lost 1; 1st place, Legends Division 
Coach Bo Pelini
 

 Date    Opponent         Site           Result     AP Rank   Att.
                                                    NU/Opp
 09/01   Southern Miss    Lincoln        W 49-20    17/       85,425
 09/08   UCLA             Pasadena       L 30-36    16/       71,530
 09/15   Arkansas State   Lincoln        W 42-13      /       85,290
 09/22   Idaho State      Lincoln        W 73- 7    25/       84,923
 09/29  #Wisconsin-HC     Lincoln        W 30-27    22/       85,962
 10/06  #Ohio State       Columbus       L 38-63    21/12    106,102
 10/20  #Northwestern     Evanston       W 29-28      /       47,330
 10/27  #Michigan         Lincoln        W 23- 9      /20     86,160
 11/03  #Michigan St.     E. Lansing     W 28-24    21/       73,522
 11/10  #Penn State       Lincoln        W 32-23    18/       85,527
 11/17  #Minnesota        Lincoln        W 38-14    16/       85,330
 11/23  #Iowa             Iowa City      W 13- 7    17/       69,805
 11/23  *Wisconsin        Indianapolis   L 31-70    14/       41,260
 01/01  ‡Georgia          Orlando        L 31-45    23/6      59,712

 *Big Ten championship game | ‡Capital One Bowl
 Final rankings: 25th AP, 23rd USA Today
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