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
 09/09   N. Illinois   Lincoln      W 48-17   4/      76,194
 09/16   Utah          Lincoln      W 42-30   4/      76,333
 09/23  +Minnesota     Minneapolis  W 48-0    3/      58,368
 09/30   Oregon St.    Lincoln      W 35-7    3/      76,290
 10/07  #Kansas State  Lincoln      W 58-7    4/      76,265
 10/14  #Missouri      Columbia     W 50-7    4/      55,620
 10/21  #Oklahoma 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   Florida St.*  Tempe        L 17-41   6/5     73,953

 * Fiesta Bowl | (+) Indoor game

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