Date Time Opponent# Rank# Site TV Result Attendance
September 9 Northern Illinois* #4 Memorial StadiumLincoln, Nebraska W 48-17   76,194
September 16 Utah* #4 Memorial Stadium • Lincoln, Nebraska W 42-30   76,333
September 23 at Minnesota #3 Hubert H. Humphrey MetrodomeMinneapolis, Minnesota W 48-0   58,368
September 30 Oregon State* #3 Memorial Stadium • Lincoln, Nebraska W 35-7   76,290
October 7 Kansas State #4 Memorial Stadium • Lincoln, Nebraska W 58-7   76,265
October 14 at Missouri #4 Faurot FieldColumbia, Missouri W 50-7   55,620
October 21 at Oklahoma State #4 Lewis FieldStillwater, Oklahoma W 48-23   40,000
October 28 Iowa Statedagger #4 Memorial Stadium • Lincoln, Nebraska W 49-17   52,877
November 4 at #2 Colorado #3 Folsom FieldBoulder, Colorado L 21-27   52,877
November 11 Kansas #6 Memorial Stadium • Lincoln, Nebraska W 51-14   76,232
November 18 Oklahoma #6 Memorial Stadium • Lincoln, Nebraska W 42-25   76,404
January 1 vs. #5 Florida State* #6 Sun Devil StadiumTempe, Arizona (Fiesta Bowl) L 17-41   73,953
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time.