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/     60,005
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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