Date Time Opponent# Rank# Site TV Result Attendance
September 1 2:30 PM Nevada* #19 Memorial StadiumLincoln, NE ABC W 52–10   84,078
September 8 11:00 AM at Wake Forest* #17 BB&T FieldWinston-Salem, NC ESPN W 20–17   32,483
September 15 7:00 PM #1 USC* #14 Memorial Stadium • Lincoln, NE ABC L 31–49   84,959
September 22 11:30 AM Ball State* #22 Memorial Stadium • Lincoln, NE FSN PPV W 41–40   84,294
September 29 1:05 PM Iowa State #22 Memorial Stadium • Lincoln, NE W 35–17   84,703
October 6 8:15 PM at #17 Missouri #23 Faurot FieldColumbia, MO (Rivalry) ESPN L 6–41   70,049
October 13 11:30 AM Oklahoma Statedagger Memorial Stadium • Lincoln, NE PPV L 14–45   84,334
October 20 1:05 PM Texas A&M Memorial Stadium • Lincoln, NE L 14–36   84,473
October 27 2:30 PM at #16 Texas Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial StadiumAustin, TX ABC L 25–28   85,968
November 3 11:30 AM at #8 Kansas Memorial StadiumLawrence, KS FSN L 39–76   51,910
November 10 11:30 AM Kansas State Memorial Stadium • Lincoln, NE Versus W 73–31   84,665
November 23 11:00 AM at Colorado Folsom FieldBoulder, CO (Rivalry) ABC L 51–65   51,403
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Central Time.