Won 9, Lost 3, Tied 0
Big 8: Won 5, Lost 2, Tied 0, 2nd-tie
Coach Tom Osborne
 

 Date    Opponent        Site       Result   AP Rank  Att.
                                              NU/Opp
 09/10   Washington 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 State    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  #Oklahoma 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
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