Won 11, Lost 0, Tied 1
National Champions
Big 8: Won 7, Lost 0, 1st
Coach Bob Devaney
 

Date    Opponent     Site         Result  AP Rank  Att.
                                            NU/Opp
09/12   Wake Forest  Lincoln      W 36-12   9/    66,103
09/19   Southern Cal Los Angeles  T 21-21   9/3   73,768
09/26   Army         Lincoln      W 28-0    8/    66,928
10/03   Minnesota    Minneapolis  W 35-10   6/    52,287
10/10  #Missouri     Lincoln      W 21-7    6/16  67,538
10/17  #Kansas       Lawrence     W 41-20   5/    50,000
10/24  #Okla. State  Lincoln      W 65-31   4/    67,822
10/31  #Colorado     Boulder      W 29-13   4/    50,881
11/07  #Iowa State   Ames         W 54-29   4/    36,000
11/14  #Kan. St.-HC  Lincoln      W 51-13   4/20  67,894
11/21  #Oklahoma     Lincoln      W 28-21   3/    67,392
01/01  %LSU          Miami        W 17-12   3/5   80,699

% Orange Bowl

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Final rankings: 1st AP (post-bowl), 3rd UPI (reg. season)

Won 13, Lost 0
National Champions
Big 8: Won 7, Lost 0, 1st
Coach Bob Devaney
 

Date    Opponent     Site        Result  AP Rank  Att.
                                          NU/Opp
09/11   Oregon       Lincoln     W 34-7    2/     67,437
09/18   Minnesota    Lincoln     W 35-7    1/     68,187
09/25   Texas A&M    Lincoln     W 34-7    1/     67,993
10/02   Utah State   Lincoln**   W 42-6    1/     67,421
10/09  #Missouri     Columbia    W 36-0    1/     61,200
10/16  #Kansas-HC    Lincoln     W 55-0    1/     68,331
10/23  #Okla. State  Stillwater  W 41-13   1/     37,000
10/30  #Colorado     Lincoln     W 31-7    1/9    66,776
11/06  #Iowa State   Lincoln     W 37-0    1/     67,201
11/13  #Kansas St.   Manhattan   W 44-17   1/     42,300
11/25  #Oklahoma     Norman      W 35-31   1/2    61,826
12/04   Hawaii       Honolulu    W 45-3    1/     23,002
01/01   Alabama*     Miami       W 38-6    1/2    73,151

* Orange Bowl | **50th consecutive home sellout

Roster | Stats | Honors | Spring game | Yearbook
Final rankings: 1st AP (post-bowl) & UPI (reg. season)

Won 9, Lost 2, Tied 1
Big 8: Won 5, Lost 1, Tied 1, 1st
Coach Bob Devaney
 

Date    Opponent        Site         Result  AP Rank  Att.
                                              NU/Opp
09/09   UCLA            Los Angeles  L 17-20   1/     67,702
09/16   Texas A&M       Lincoln      W 37-7    10/    76,042
09/23   Army            West Point   W 77-7    9/     42,239
09/30   Minnesota       Lincoln      W 49-0    7/     76,217
10/14  #Missouri        Lincoln      W 62-0    6/     76,511
10/21  #Kansas          Lawrence     W 56-0    5/     50,500
10/28  #Okla. State-HC  Lincoln      W 34-0    3/     76,432
11/04  #Colorado        Boulder      W 33-10   3/15   52,128
11/11  #Iowa State      Ames         T 23-23   3/17   36,231
11/18  #Kansas State    Lincoln      W 59-7    5/     75,079
11/23  #Oklahoma        Lincoln      L 14-17   5/4    76,587
01/01   Notre Dame*     Miami        W 40-6    9/12   80,010

* Orange Bowl
Note: Mem. Stadium capacity expanded to 73,650
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Final rankings: 4th AP (post-bowl), 9th UPI (reg. season)

Won 9, Lost 2, Tied 1
Big 8: Won 4, Lost 2, Tied 1, 2nd-tie
Coach Tom Osborne
 

Date    Opponent     Site      Result   AP Rank  Att.
                                         NU/Opp
09/08   UCLA        Lincoln    W 40-13    4/10   74,966
09/22   N.C. State  Lincoln    W 31-14    2/14   75,925
09/29   Wisconsin   Lincoln    W 20-16    2/     76,279
10/06   Minnesota   Mpls.      W 48-7     2/     58,091
10/13  #Missouri    Columbia   L 12-13    2/12   68,720
10/20  #Kansas-HC   Lincoln    W 10-9    11/18   76,498
10/27  #Okla. St.   Stillwater T 17-17   10/     50,500
11/03  #Colorado    Lincoln    W 28-16   13/17   76,555
11/10  #Iowa State  Lincoln    W 31-7    11/     76,503
11/17  #Kansas St.  Manhattan  W 50-21   10/     42,000
11/23  #Oklahoma    Norman     L 0-27    10/3    61,826
01/01   Texas*      Dallas     W 19-3    12/8    67,500

* Cotton Bowl

Final rankings:
7th AP (post-bowl), 11th-tie UPI (reg. season)
Stats | Honors | Roster | Spring game

Won 9, Lost 3
Big 8: Won 5, Lost 2, 2nd-tie
Coach Tom Osborne
 

Date    Opponent     Site        Result  AP Rank  Att.
                                          NU/Opp
09/14   Oregon       Lincoln     W 61-7    7/     76,053
09/21   Wisconsin    Madison     L 20-21   4/     73,381
09/28   Northwestern Lincoln     W 49-7   10/     76,101
10/05   Minnesota    Lincoln     W 54-0    6/     76,408
10/12  #Missouri     Lincoln     L 10-21   5/     76,526
10/19  #Kansas       Lawrence    W 56-0   12/13   52,300
10/26  #Okla. St.-HC Lincoln     W 7-3     9/     76,426
11/02  #Colorado     Boulder     W 31-15   9/     52,949
11/09  #Iowa State   Ames        W 23-13   9/     37,000
11/16  #Kansas St.   Lincoln     W 35-7    6/     76,188
11/23  #Oklahoma     Lincoln     L 14-28   6/1    76,636
12/31   Florida*     New Orleans W 13-10   8/18   67,850

* Sugar Bowl

Final rankings: 8th UPI, 9th AP (both post-bowl)
Stats | Honors | Roster | Spring game

Won 10, Lost 2
Big 8: Won 6, Lost 1, 1st-tie
Coach Tom Osborne
 

Date    Opponent    Site       Result  AP Rank  Att.
                                        NU/Opp
09/13   LSU         Lincoln    W 10-7    6/     76,259
09/20   Indiana     Lincoln    W 45-0    6/     76,022
09/27   TCU         Lincoln    W 56-14   4/     75,931
10/04   Miami       Lincoln    W 31-16   4/     76,231
10/11  #Kansas-HC   Lincoln    W 16-0    4/     76,285
10/18  #Okla. St.   Stillwater W 28-20   4/     48,500
10/25  #Colorado    Lincoln    W 63-21   4/10   76,509
11/01  #Missouri    Columbia   W 30-7    3/12   68,195
11/08  #Kansas St.  Manhattan  W 12-0    3/     41,300
11/15  #Iowa St.    Lincoln    W 52-0    2/     76,131
11/22  #Oklahoma    Norman     L 10-35   2/7    70,286
12/26  %Ariz. St.   Tempe      L 14-17   6/7    51,396

% Fiesta Bowl

Final rankings: 9th AP & UPI
Stats | Honors | Roster | Spring game

Won 9, Lost 3, Tied 1
Big 8: Won 4, Lost 3, 4th-tie
Coach Tom Osborne
 

Date    Opponent    Site       Result  AP Rank  Att.
                                        NU/Opp
09/11   LSU         B. Rouge   T 6-6     1/     70,746
09/18   Indiana     Bloom'ton  W 45-13   8/     41,289
09/25   TCU         Lincoln    W 64-10   6/     74,981
10/02   Miami       Lincoln    W 17-9    5/     76,155
10/09  #Colorado    Boulder    W 24-12   6/     53,538
10/16  #Kan. St.-HC Lincoln    W 51-0    3/     76,150
10/23  #Missouri    Lincoln    L 24-34   3/17   76,051
10/30  #Kansas      Lawrence   W 31-3    9/     58,050
11/06  #Okla. St.   Lincoln    W 14-10   9/13   76,272
11/13  #Iowa State  Ames       L 28-37   9/     51,500
11/26  #Oklahoma    Lincoln    L 17-20   10/8   76,247
12/04   Hawaii      Honolulu   W 68-3    13/    33,737
12/31  %Texas Tech  Houston+   W 27-24   13/9   48,618

% Astro-Bluebonnet Bowl | + Indoor game

Final rankings: 7th UPI, 9th AP
Stats | Honors | Roster | Spring game

Won 9, Lost 3
Big 8: Won 5, Lost 2, 2nd-tie
Coach Tom Osborne
 

Date    Opponent    Site       Result   AP Rank  Att.
                                         NU/Opp
09/10   Wash. St.   Lincoln    L 10-19   15/     75,922
09/17   Alabama     Lincoln    W 31-24     /4    75,899
09/24   Baylor      Lincoln    W 31-10   14/     76,231
10/01   Indiana     Lincoln    W 31-13   11/     76,034
10/08  #Kansas St.  Manhattan  W 26-9     9/     41,100
10/15  #Iowa State  Lincoln    L 21-24    9/     76,090
10/22  #Colorado-HC Lincoln    W 33-15   18/7    76,486
10/29  #Okla. St.   Stillwater W 31-14   12/     49,100
11/05  #Missouri    Columbia   W 21-10   11/     67,000
11/12  #Kansas      Lincoln    W 52-7    12/     76,392
11/25  #Oklahoma    Norman     L 7-38    11/3    71,184
12/19  %N. Carolina Memphis    W 21-17   12/14   49,456

% Liberty Bowl

Final rankings: 10th UPI, 12th AP
Stats | Honors | Roster | Spring game

Won 9, Lost 3
Big 8: Won 6, Lost 1, 1st-tie
Coach Tom Osborne
 

Date    Opponent    Site      Result  AP Rank  Att.
                                       NU/Opp
09/02   Alabama     Birm'ham  L 3-20   10/1    77,023
09/09   California  Lincoln   W 36-26  10/     75,780
09/16   Hawaii      Lincoln   W 56-10  12/     75,615
09/30   Indiana     Bloom'ton W 69-17  12/     42,738
10/07  #Iowa State  Ames      W 23-0   10/15   51,450
10/14  #Kan. St.-HC Lincoln   W 48-14   8/     75,818
10/21  #Colorado    Boulder   W 52-14   5/     53,262
10/28  #Okla. St.   Lincoln   W 22-14   4/     75,786
11/04  #Kansas      Lawrence  W 63-21   4/     52,100
11/11  #Oklahoma    Lincoln   W 17-14   4/1    76,015
11/18  #Missouri    Lincoln   L 31-35   2/     75,850
01/01  %Oklahoma    Miami     L 24-31   6/4    66,365

% Orange Bowl

Final rankings: 8th AP & UPI
Stats | Honors | Roster | Spring game

Won 10, Lost 2
Big 8: Won 6, Lost 1, 2nd
Coach Tom Osborne
 

Date    Opponent    Site       Result  AP Rank  Att.
                                        NU/Opp
09/15   Utah State  Lincoln    W 35-14   8/     75,953
09/22   Iowa        Iowa City  W 24-21   7/     60,055
09/29   Penn State  Lincoln**  W 42-17   6/18   76,151
10/06   N.M. State  Lincoln    W 57-0    5/     76,135
10/13  #Kansas-HC   Lincoln    W 42-0    5/     76,011
10/20  #Okla. State Stillwater W 36-0    3/     51,000
10/27  #Colorado    Lincoln    W 38-10   2/     76,158
11/03  #Missouri    Columbia   W 23-20   2/     74,575
11/10  #Kansas St.  Manhattan  W 21-12   2/     43,210
11/17  #Iowa State  Lincoln    W 34-3    3/     76,049
11/24  #Oklahoma    Norman     L 14-17   3/8    71,187
01/01  %Houston     Dallas     L 14-17   7/8    72,032

% Cotton Bowl | **100th consecutive home sellout

Final rankings: 7th UPI, 9th AP
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