| 1 | Sat Aug 31 | vs South Alabama | W35-21 | -35½ | 1-0 · #24 | 1.000 | Memorial Stadium · Lincoln, NE |
| 2 | Sat Sep 7 | atColorado | L31-34 (OT) | -4½ | 1-1 · #25 | .500 | Folsom Field · Boulder, CO |
| 3 | Sat Sep 14 | vsN Illinois | W44-8 | -14 | 2-1 | .667 | Memorial Stadium · Lincoln, NE |
| 4 | Sat Sep 21 | atIllinois | W42-38 | -13 | 3-1 | .750 | Alumni Memorial Field at Foster Stadium · Lexington, VA |
| 5 | Sat Sep 28 | vs5Ohio State | L7-48 | +17 | 3-2 | .600 | Memorial Stadium · Lincoln, NE |
| 6 | Sat Oct 5 | vsNorthwestern | W13-10 | -7½ | 4-2 | .667 | Memorial Stadium · Lincoln, NE |
| 7 | Sat Oct 12 | atMinnesota | L7-34 | +7½ | 4-3 | .571 | Huntington Bank Stadium · Minneapolis, MN |
| 8 | Sat Oct 26 | vsIndiana | L31-38 | -2½ | 4-4 | .500 | Memorial Stadium · Lincoln, NE |
| 9 | Sat Nov 2 | atPurdue | L27-31 | -4 | 4-5 | .444 | Ross-Ade Stadium · West Lafayette, IN |
| 10 | Sat Nov 16 | vs14Wisconsin | L21-37 | +14 | 4-6 | .400 | Memorial Stadium · Lincoln, NE |
| 11 | Sat Nov 23 | atMaryland | W54-7 | -6½ | 5-6 | .455 | SECU Stadium · College Park, MD |
| 12 | Fri Nov 29 | vs17Iowa | L24-27 | +4 | 5-7 | .417 | Memorial Stadium · Lincoln, NE |
