Won 10, Lost 2, Tied 0
Big 8: Won 6, Lost 1, Tied 0, 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   Arizona St.     Tempe       W 35-28   2/12   71,264
 10/03   South Carolina  Lincoln     W 30-21   2/     76,061
 10/10  #Kansas          Lincoln     W 54-2    2/     76,053
 10/17  #Oklahoma St.    Stillwater  W 35-0    2/12   54,440
 10/24  #Kansas 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   Florida State*  Tempe       L 28-31   5/3    72,112

 * Fiesta Bowl | **150th consecutive home sellout 

 Final rankings: 6th AP and UPI
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