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

Date    Opponent       Site         Result  AP Rank  Att.
                                             NU/Opp
09/13   Utah           Lincoln      W 55-9    8/     75,526
09/20   Iowa           Lincoln      W 57-0    6/     76,029
09/27   Penn State     State Coll.  W 21-7    3/11   84,585
10/04   Florida State  Lincoln      L 14-18   3/16   76,152
10/11  #Kansas         Lawrence     W 54-0   10/     52,500
10/18  #Okla. St.-HC   Lincoln      W 48-7   10/     76,021
10/25  #Colorado       Boulder      W 45-7    9/     51,489
11/01  #Missouri       Lincoln      W 38-16   8/15   76,155
11/08  #Kansas State   Lincoln      W 55-8    5/     76,121
11/15  #Iowa State     Ames         W 35-0    4/     52,942
11/22  #Oklahoma       Lincoln      L 17-21   4/9    76,322
12/27   Miss. St.*     El Paso      W 31-17   8/17   34,723

* Sun Bowl

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

Won 9, Lost 3
Big 8: Won 7, Lost 0, 1st
Coach Tom Osborne
 

Date    Opponent    Site        Result   AP Rank  Att.
                                          NU/Opp
09/12   Iowa        Iowa City   L 7-10     7/     60,160
09/19   Fla. State  Lincoln     W 34-14   17/19   76,289
09/26   Penn State  Lincoln     L 24-30   15/3    76,308
10/03   Auburn      Lincoln     W 17-3      /     76,423
10/10  #Colorado    Lincoln     W 59-0      /     76,169
10/17  #Kansas St.  Manhattan   W 49-3    19/     45,915
10/24  #Missouri    Columbia    W 6-0     15/19   72,001
10/31  #Kansas-HC   Lincoln     W 31-15   12/     76,208
11/07  #Okla. St.   Stillwater  W 54-7    11/     48,500
11/14  #Iowa State  Lincoln     W 31-7     7/     76,258
11/21  #Oklahoma    Norman      W 37-14    5/     74,807
01/01  %Clemson     Miami       L 15-22    4/1    72,748

% Orange Bowl

Final rankings: 9th UPI, 11th AP
Stats | Honors | Roster | Spring game

Won 12, Lost 1
Big 8: Won 7, Lost 0, 1st
Coach Tom Osborne
 

Date    Opponent    Site         Result   AP Rank  Att.
                                          NU/Opp
09/11   Iowa        Lincoln      W 42-7    3/      76,013
09/18   N.M. State  Lincoln      W 68-0    3/      76,141
09/25   Penn State  State Coll.  L 24-27   2/8     85,304
10/02   Auburn      Auburn       W 41-7    8/20    73,900
10/09  #Colorado    Boulder      W 40-14   7/      53,022
10/16  #Kan. St.-HC Lincoln      W 42-13   6/      76,268
10/23  #Missouri    Lincoln      W 23-19   5/      76,406
10/30  #Kansas      Lawrence     W 52-0    6/      50,190
11/06  #Okla. St.   Lincoln      W 48-10   6/      76,387
11/13  #Iowa St.    Ames         W 48-10   4/      52,887
11/26  #Oklahoma    Lincoln      W 28-24   3/11    76,398
12/04   Hawaii      Honolulu     W 37-16   3/      46,876
01/01  %LSU         Miami        W 21-20   3/13    54,407

% Orange Bowl

Final rankings: 3rd AP & UPI
Stats | Honors | Roster | Spring game

Won 12, Lost 1
Big 8: Won 7, Lost 0, 1st
Coach Tom Osborne
 

Date    Opponent    Site       Result  AP Rank  Att.
                                        NU/Opp
08/29   Penn State  E. Ruth.*  W 44-6    1/4    71,123
09/10   Wyoming     Lincoln    W 56-20   1/     76,016
09/17   Minnesota   Mpls.+     W 84-13   1/     62,687
09/24   UCLA        Lincoln    W 42-10   1/     76,510
10/01   Syracuse    Lincoln    W 63-7    1/     76,382
10/08  #Okla. St.   Stillwater W 14-10   1/     49,600
10/15  #Missouri    Columbia   W 34-13   1/     72,348
10/22  #Colorado-HC Lincoln    W 69-19   1/     76,268
10/29  #Kansas St.  Manhattan  W 51-25   1/     44,150
11/05  #Iowa St.    Lincoln    W 72-29   1/     76,326
11/12  #Kansas      Lincoln    W 67-13   1/     76,503
11/26  #Oklahoma    Norman     W 28-21   1/     75,008
01/02  %Miami       Miami      L 30-31   1/5    72,529

% Orange Bowl | *Kickoff Classic | + Indoor Game

Final rankings: 2nd AP & UPI
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
09/08   Wyoming       Lincoln      W 42-7     2/     76,125
09/15   Minnesota     Lincoln      W 38-7     1/     76,077
09/22   UCLA          Pasadena     W 42-3     1/8    71,355
09/29   Syracuse+     Syracuse     L 9-17     1/     47,280
10/06  #Okla. St.-HC  Lincoln      W 17-3     8/9    76,368
10/13  #Missouri      Lincoln      W 33-23    6/     76,319
10/20  #Colorado      Boulder      W 24-7     5/     52,124
10/27  #Kansas St.    Lincoln      W 62-14    4/     76,068
11/03  #Iowa St.      Ames         W 44-0     3/     52,919
11/10  #Kansas        Lawrence     W 41-7     2/     52,000
11/17  #Oklahoma      Lincoln      L 7-17     1/6    76,323
01/01  %LSU+          New Orleans  W 28-10    4/12   75,608

% Sugar Bowl | + Indoor game

Final rankings: 3rd UPI, 4th AP
Stats | Honors | Roster | Spring game 

Won 9, Lost 3
Big 8: Won 6, Lost 1, 2nd
Coach Tom Osborne
 

Date    Opponent    Site        Result  AP Rank  Att.
                                         NU/Opp
09/07   Fla. State  Lincoln    L 13-17   10/17   75,943
09/21   Illinois    Lincoln    W 52-25   18/10   76,149
09/28   Oregon      Lincoln    W 63-0    16/     75,947
10/05   New Mexico  Lincoln    W 38-7    13/     75,902
10/12  #Okla. St.   Stillwater W 34-24    9/5    50,400
10/19  #Missouri    Columbia   W 28-20    7/     62,733
10/26  #Colorado-HC Lincoln    W 17-7     5/     76,014
11/02  #Kansas St.  Manhattan  W 41-3     5/     41,200
11/09  #Iowa St.    Lincoln    W 49-0     3/     75,920
11/16  #Kansas      Lincoln    W 56-6     2/     75,863
11/23  #Oklahoma    Norman     L 7-27     2/5    75,004
01/01  %Michigan    Tempe      L 23-27    7/5    72,454

% Fiesta Bowl

Final rankings: 11th AP, 10th UPI
Stats | Honors | Roster | Spring game

Won 10, Lost 2
Big 8: Won 5, Lost 2, 3rd
Coach Tom Osborne
 

Date    Opponent      Site         Result    AP Rank  Att.
                                             NU/Opp
09/06   Florida St.   Lincoln      W 34-17    8/11    75,865
09/20   Illinois      Champaign    W 59-14    6/      75,865
09/27   Oregon        Lincoln      W 48-14    4/      76,185
10/04   S. Carolina   Columbia     W 27-24    3/      73,109
10/11  #Okla. St.-HC  Lincoln      W 30-10    3/      76,041
10/18  #Missouri      Lincoln      W 48-17    3/      76,005
10/25  #Colorado      Boulder      L 10-20    3/      52,440
11/01  #Kansas State  Lincoln      W 38-0     9/      75,893
11/08  #Iowa State    Ames         W 35-14    7/      48,007
11/15  #Kansas        Lawrence     W 70-0     6/      48,800
11/22  #Oklahoma      Lincoln      L 17-20    5/3     76,198
01/01  +LSU*          New Orleans  W 30-15    6/5     76,234

* Sugar Bowl | (+) Indoor game

Final rankings: 4th UPI, 5th AP
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
09/05   Utah St.    Lincoln    W 56-12   2/     75,910
09/12   UCLA**      Lincoln    W 42-33   2/3    76,313
09/26   Ariz. St.   Tempe      W 35-28   2/12   71,264
10/03   S. Carolina Lincoln    W 30-21   2/     76,061
10/10  #Kansas      Lincoln    W 54-2    2/     76,053
10/17  #Okla. St.   Stillwater W 35-0    2/12   50,440
10/24  #Kan. St.-HC Lincoln    W 56-3    2/     76,106
10/31  #Missouri    Columbia   W 42-7    2/     55,594
11/07  #Iowa St.    Lincoln    W 42-3    2/     76,001
11/21  #Oklahoma    Lincoln    L 7-17    1/2    76,663
11/28  #Colorado    Boulder    W 24-7    5/     52,026
01/01  %Fla. State  Tempe      L 28-31   5/3    72,112

% Fiesta Bowl | **150th consecutive home sellout 

Final rankings: 6th AP and UPI
Stats | Honors | Roster | Spring game

Won 11, Lost 2
Big 8: Won 7, Lost 0, 1st
Coach Tom Osborne
 

Date    Opponent      Site       Result  AP Rank  Att.
                                          NU/Opp
08/27   Texas A&M*    E. Ruth.   W 23-14   2/10   58,162
09/03   Utah St.      Lincoln    W 63-13   2/     76,233
09/10   UCLA          Pasadena   L 28-41   2/5    84,086
09/24   Arizona St.   Lincoln    W 47-16   9/     76,312
10/01   UNLV          Lincoln    W 48-6    9/     76,398
10/08  #Kansas        Lawrence   W 63-10   9/     32,500
10/15  #Okla. St.-HC  Lincoln    W 63-42   7/10   76,432
10/22  #Kansas St.    Manhattan  W 48-3    5/     35,000
10/29  #Missouri      Lincoln    W 26-18   5/     76,316
11/05  #Iowa St.      Ames       W 51-16   7/     35,000
11/12  #Colorado      Lincoln    W 7-0     7/19   76,359
11/19  #Oklahoma      Norman     W 7-3     7/9    75,004
01/02  %Miami, Fla.   Miami      L 3-23    6/2    79,480

% Orange Bowl | *Kickoff Classic

Final rankings: 10th AP and 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
09/09   N. Illinois Lincoln    W 48-17   4/     76,194
09/16   Utah        Lincoln    W 42-30   4/     76,333
09/23  +Minnesota   Mpls.      W 48-0    3/     58,368
09/30   Oregon St.  Lincoln    W 35-7    3/     76,290
10/07  #Kansas St.  Lincoln    W 58-7    4/     76,265
10/14  #Missouri    Columbia   W 50-7    4/     55,620
10/21  #Okla. St.   Stillwater W 48-23   4/     40,000
10/28  #Iowa St.-HC Lincoln    W 49-17   4/     76,371
11/04  #Colorado    Boulder    L 21-27   3/2    52,877
11/11  #Kansas      Lincoln    W 51-14   6/     76,232
11/18  #Oklahoma    Lincoln    W 42-25   6/     76,404
01/01  %Fla. St.    Tempe      L 17-41   6/5    73,953

% Fiesta Bowl | (+) Indoor game

Final rankings: 11th AP, 12th UPI
Stats | Honors | Roster | Spring game