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)
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