| 1 | Sat Aug 31 | vs UTEP | W40-7 | 1-0 | 1.000 | Memorial Stadium · Lincoln, NE |
| 2 | Sat Sep 7 | vs Colorado | W28-10 | 2-0 | 1.000 | Memorial Stadium · Lincoln, NE |
| 3 | Sat Sep 14 | vs Northern Iowa | W34-3 | 3-0 | 1.000 | Memorial Stadium · Lincoln, NE |
| 4 | Fri Sep 20 | vs #24Illinois | L24-31 (OT) | 3-1 | .750 | Memorial Stadium · Lincoln, NE |
| 5 | Sat Sep 28 | at Purdue | W28-10 | 4-1 | .800 | Ross-Ade Stadium · West Lafayette, IN |
| 6 | Sat Oct 5 | vs Rutgers | W14-7 | 5-1 | .833 | Memorial Stadium · Lincoln, NE |
| 8 | Sat Oct 19 | at #16Indiana | L7-56 | 5-2 | .714 | Memorial Stadium · Bloomington, IN |
| 9 | Sat Oct 26 | at #4Ohio State | L17-21 | 5-3 | .625 | Ohio Stadium · Columbus, OH |
| 10 | Sat Nov 2 | vs UCLA | L20-27 | 5-4 | .556 | Memorial Stadium · Lincoln, NE |
| 12 | Sat Nov 16 | at USC | L20-28 | 5-5 | .500 | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum · Los Angeles, CA |
| 13 | Sat Nov 23 | vs Wisconsin | W44-25 | 6-5 | .545 | Memorial Stadium · Lincoln, NE |
| 14 | Fri Nov 29 | at Iowa | L10-13 | 6-6 | .500 | Kinnick Stadium · Iowa City, IA |
| BOWLS | Sat Dec 28 | vs Boston College | W20-15 | 7-6 | .538 | Memorial Stadium · Lincoln, NE |
