Won 9, Lost 3
Big 8: Won 5, Lost 2, 3rd
Coach Tom Osborne
 

Date    Opponent    Site      Result  AP Rank   Att.
                                       NU/Opp
09/01   Baylor      Lincoln   W 13-0    7/     76,184
09/08   N. Illinois Lincoln   W 60-14  10/     76,043
09/22   Minnesota   Lincoln   W 56-0    8/     76,354
09/29   Oregon St.  Lincoln   W 31-7    8/     76,061
10/06  #Kansas St.  Manhattan W 45-8    8/     35,757
10/13  #Missouri-HC Lincoln   W 69-21   7/     76,317
10/20  #Okla. St.   Lincoln   W 31-3    4/     76,251
10/27  #Iowa State  Ames      W 45-13   4/     54,475
11/03  #Colorado    Lincoln   L 12-27   3/9    76,464
11/10  #Kansas      Lawrence  W 41-9   13/     36,000
11/23  #Oklahoma    Norman    L 10-45  10/     74,910
01/01  %Ga. Tech    Orlando   L 21-45  19/2    72,328

% Citrus Bowl

Final rankings: 17th-tie UPI, 24th AP
Stats | Honors | Roster | Spring game

Won 9, Lost 2, Tied 1
Big 8: Won 6, Lost 0, Tied 1, 1st-tie
Coach Tom Osborne
 

Date    Opponent    Site       Result   AP Rank  Att.
                                         NU/Opp
09/07   Utah State  Lincoln    W 59-28   14/     76,115
09/14   Colo. St.   Lincoln    W 71-14   13/     76,379
09/21   Washington  Lincoln    L 21-36    9/4    76,304
09/28   Ariz. St.   Tempe      W 18-9    16/24   72,812
10/12  #Okla. St.   Stillwater W 49-15   14/     30,150
10/19  #Kan. St.-HC Lincoln    W 38-31    9/     76,209
10/26  #Missouri    Lincoln    W 63-6     9/     76,244
11/02  #Colorado    Boulder    T 19-19    9/15   52,319
11/09  #Kansas      Lawrence   W 59-23   11/     40,000
11/16  #Iowa State  Lincoln    W 38-13   11/     76,078
11/29  #Oklahoma    Lincoln    W 19-14   11/19   76,386
01/01   Miami*      Miami      L 0-22    11/1    77,747

* Orange Bowl

Final rankings: 15th AP, 16th Coaches
Stats | Honors | Roster | Spring game

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

Date   Opponent     Site     Result  AP Rank  Att.
                                      NU/Opp
09/05   Utah         Lincoln  W 49-22  11/     76,234
09/12   Middle Tenn. Lincoln  W 48-7   11/     76,184
09/19   Washington   Seattle  L 14-29  12/2    73,333
09/26   Arizona St.  Lincoln  W 45-24  15/     76,138
10/10  #Okla. St.    Lincoln  W 55-0   15/     76,116
10/24  #Missouri     Columbia W 34-24   8/     53,337
10/31  #Colorado-HC  Lincoln  W 52-7    8/8    76,287
11/07  #Kansas       Lincoln  W 49-7    7/13   76,165
11/14  #Iowa State   Ames     L 10-19   7/     42,008
11/27  #Oklahoma     Norman   W 33-9   12/     69,770
12/05  #Kansas St.   Tokyo+   W 38-24  11/     50,000
01/01  %Florida St.  Miami    L 14-27  11/3    57,327

% Orange Bowl | (+) Indoor Game
 
Stats | Roster | Honors | Spring game

Final rankings:
14th AP, 14th UPI, 14th CNN/USA Today Coaches

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

Date    Opponent     Site       Result   AP Rank  Att.
                                         NU/Opp
09/04   North Texas  Lincoln    W 76-14   9/      75,614
09/11   Texas Tech   Lincoln    W 50-27   9/      75,771
09/18   UCLA         Pasadena   W 14-13   8/      50,299
09/25   Colo. St.    Lincoln    W 48-13   6/      75,625
10/07  #Okla. St.    Stillwater W 27-13   7/      35,580
10/16  #Kan. St.-HC  Lincoln    W 45-28   6/      75,721
10/23  #Missouri     Lincoln    W 49-7    5/      75,574
10/30  #Colorado     Boulder    W 21-17   6/20    52,277
11/06  #Kansas       Lawrence   W 21-20   6/      47,500
11/13  #Iowa State   Lincoln    W 49-17   4/      75,513
11/26  #Oklahoma     Lincoln    W 21-7    2/16    75,674
01/01  %Florida St.  Miami      L 16-18   2/1     81,536

% Orange Bowl | Roster | Stats | Honors | Spring game

Final rankings: 3rd AP, 3rd CNN/USA Today Coaches

Won 13, Lost 0
National Champions
Big 8: Won 7, Lost 0, 1st
Coach Tom Osborne
 

Date   Opponent    Site       Result   AP Rank  Att.
                                        NU/Opp
08/28   West Va.    E. Ruth.*  W 31-0    4/24    58,233
09/08   Texas Tech  Lubbock    W 42-16   1/      32,768
09/17   UCLA        Lincoln    W 49-21   2/13    75,687
09/24   Pacific     Lincoln    W 70-21   2/      75,273
10/01   Wyoming     Lincoln    W 42-32   2/      75,333
10/08  #Okla. St.   Lincoln    W 32-3    2/      75,434
10/15  #Kansas St.  Manhattan  W 17-6    2/16    42,817
10/22  #Missouri    Columbia   W 42-7    3/      50,537
10/29  #Colorado-HC Lincoln**  W 24-7    3/2     76,131
11/05  #Kansas      Lincoln    W 45-17   1/      75,543
11/12  #Iowa State  Ames       W 28-12   1/      45,186
11/25  #Oklahoma    Norman     W 13-3    1/      70,216
01/01  %Miami*      Miami      W 24-17   1/3     81,753

% Orange Bowl | * Kickoff Classic

** 200th consecutive home sellout
Roster | Stats | Honors | Spring game
Final Rankings: 1st AP, 1st CNN/USA Today Coaches

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

Date    Opponent     Site       Result  AP Rank  Att.
                                         NU/Opp
08/31  #Okla. St.    Stillwater W 64-21   2/     42,100
09/09   Mich. St.    E. Lansing W 50-10   2/     73,891
09/16   Arizona St.  Lincoln    W 77-28   2/     75,418
09/23   Pacific      Lincoln    W 49-7    2/     75,630
09/30   Wash. St.    Lincoln    W 35-21   2/     75,777
10/14  #Missouri     Lincoln    W 57-0    2/     75,552
10/21  #Kan. St.-HC  Lincoln    W 49-25   2/8    76,072
10/28  #Colorado     Boulder    W 44-21   2/7    54,063
11/04  #Iowa State   Lincoln    W 73-14   1/     75,505
11/11  #Kansas       Lawrence   W 41-3    1/10   53,300
11/24  #Oklahoma     Lincoln    W 37-0    1/     75,662
01/02   Florida*     Tempe      W 62-24   1/2    79,864

* Fiesta Bowl | Roster | Stats | Honors | Spring game

Final Rankings: 1st AP, 1st CNN/USA TODAY Coaches

Won 11, Lost 2
Big 12: Won 8, Lost 0, 1st North
Coach Tom Osborne
 

Date    Opponent    Site       Result  AP Rank  Att.
                                       NU/Opp
09/07   Mich. St.   Lincoln    W 55-14  1/      75,590
09/21   Ariz. St.   Tempe      L 0-19   1/17    74,089
09/28   Colo. St.   Lincoln    W 65-9   8/      75,575
10/05  #Kansas St.  Manhattan  W 39-3   7/16    43,916
10/12  #Baylor-HC   Lincoln    W 49-0   5/      75,478
10/19  #Texas Tech  Lubbock    W 24-10  5/      51,344
10/26  #Kansas      Lincoln    W 63-7   5/      75,158
11/02  #Oklahoma    Norman     W 73-21  5/      75,004
11/09  #Missouri    Lincoln    W 51-7   5/      75,133
11/16  #Iowa State  Ames       W 49-14  5/      47,850
11/29  #Colorado    Lincoln    W 17-12  4/5     75,695
12/07  $Texas       St. Louis  L 27-37  3/      63,109
12/31  %Va. Tech    Miami      W 41-21  6/10    51,212

% Orange Bowl | $ Big 12 title game 

Stats | Roster | Honors | Spring game
Final Rankings: 6th AP, 6th CNN/USA Today Coaches

Won 13, Lost 0
National Champions
Big 12: Won 8, Lost 0, 1st North; Big 12 Champion
Coach Tom Osborne
 

Date    Opponent      Site        Result   AP Rank  Att.
                                            NU/Opp
08/30   Akron         Lincoln     W 59-14    6/     75,124
09/13   Central Fla.  Lincoln     W 38-24    6/     75,327
09/20   Washington    Seattle     W 27-14    7/2    74,023
10/04  #Kansas State  Lincoln     W 56-26    3/17   75,856
10/11  #Baylor        Waco        W 49-21    3/     38,175
10/18  #Texas Tech-HC Lincoln     W 29-0     2/     75,764
10/25  #Kansas        Lawrence    W 35-0     1/     42,000
11/01  #Oklahoma      Lincoln     W 69-7     1/     75,926
11/08  #Missouri      Columbia    W 45-38*   1/     66,846
11/15  #Iowa State    Lincoln     W 77-14    3/     75,613
11/28  #Colorado      Boulder     W 27-24    2/     52,738
12/06  %Texas A&M     San Antonio W 54-15    2/14   64,824
01/02   Tennessee     Miami**     W 42-17    2/3    72,385

*Overtime  |  % Big 12 title game  |  ** Orange Bowl 
Stats | Honors | Roster | Video highlights | Spring game

Final Rankings: 2nd AP, 1st CNN/USA Today Coaches (computer:
Sagarin, Scripps, Glantz-Culver, Seattle Times, NY Times)

Won 9, Lost 4
Big 12: Won 5, Lost 3, tie 2nd North
Coach Frank Solich
 

Date    Opponent    Site          Result   AP Rank  Att.
                                            NU/Opp
08/29  *La. Tech    Lincoln       W 56-27    4/     76,021
09/05   Ala.-Birm.  Lincoln       W 38-7     4/     75,921
09/12   California  Berkeley      W 24-3     4/     67,000
09/26   Washington  Lincoln       W 55-7     2/9    76,372
10/03  #Okla. St.   Kansas City   W 24-17    2/     79,555
10/10  #Texas A&M   College Stn.  L 21-28    2/18   60,798
10/17  #Kansas-HC   Lincoln       W 41-0     8/     76,174
10/24  #Missouri    Lincoln       W 20-13    7/19   76,425
10/31  #Texas       Lincoln       L 16-20    7/     76,434
11/07  #Iowa State  Ames          W 42-7    14/     45,817
11/14  #Kansas St.  Manhattan     L 30-40   11/2    44,298
11/27  #Colorado    Lincoln       W 16-14   14/     75,958
12/30  %Arizona     San Diego     L 20-23   14/5    65,354

* Eddie Robinson Classic | % Holiday Bowl

Final Rankings: 19th AP, 20th Coaches
Stats | Roster | Honors | Spring game | Yearbook

Won 12, Lost 1
Big 12: Won 7, Lost 1, 1st North; Big 12 Champion
Coach Frank Solich
 

Date    Opponent        Site      Result  AP Rank  Att.
                                           NU/Opp
09/04   Iowa           Iowa City  W 42-7    5/     70,397
09/11   California     Lincoln    W 45-0    5/     77,617
09/18   So. Miss.      Lincoln    W 20-13  4t/     77,826
09/25  #Missouri       Columbia   W 40-10   6/     68,174
10/02  #Okla. State    Lincoln    W 38-14   6/     77,740
10/09  #Iowa State-HC  Lincoln    W 49-14   4/     77,743
10/23  #Texas          Austin     L 20-24   3/18   84,082
10/30  #Kansas         Lawrence   W 24-17  8t/     45,100
11/06  #Texas A&M      Lincoln    W 37-0    9/21   77,705
11/13  #Kansas State   Lincoln    W 41-15   7/5    77,744
11/26  #Colorado       Boulder    W 33-30*  3/     52,946
12/04  %Texas          San Ant.   W 22-6    3/12   65,063
01/02   Tennessee      Tempe**    W 31-21   3/6    71,526

*Overtime  |  %Big 12 title game | **Fiesta Bowl

Final Rankings: 3rd AP, 2nd ESPN/USA Today coaches
Stats | Honors | Roster | Spring game
Fall camp | Yearbook