Won 10, Lost 2, Tied 0
Big 8: Won 6, Lost 1, Tied 0, 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

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