| 1 | Sat Aug 28 | at Illinois | L22-30 | -6½ | 0-1 | .000 | Alumni Memorial Field at Foster Stadium · Lexington, VA |
| 2 | Sat Sep 4 | vsFordham | W52-7 | -42 | 1-1 | .500 | Memorial Stadium · Lincoln, NE |
| 3 | Sat Sep 11 | vsBuffalo | W28-3 | -13½ | 2-1 | .667 | Memorial Stadium · Lincoln, NE |
| 4 | Sat Sep 18 | at3Oklahoma | L16-23 | +22½ | 2-2 | .500 | Memorial Stadium · Norman, OK |
| 5 | Sat Sep 25 | at20Michigan St | L20-23 (OT) | +3½ | 2-3 | .400 | Spartan Stadium · East Lansing, MI |
| 6 | Sat Oct 2 | vsNorthwestern | W56-7 | -11½ | 3-3 | .500 | Memorial Stadium · Lincoln, NE |
| 7 | Sat Oct 9 | vs9Michigan | L29-32 | +2½ | 3-4 | .429 | Memorial Stadium · Lincoln, NE |
| 8 | Sat Oct 16 | atMinnesota | L23-30 | -4½ | 3-5 | .375 | Huntington Bank Stadium · Minneapolis, MN |
| 9 | Sat Oct 30 | vsPurdue | L23-28 | -7½ | 3-6 | .333 | Memorial Stadium · Lincoln, NE |
| 10 | Sat Nov 6 | vs5Ohio State | L17-26 | +14 | 3-7 | .300 | Memorial Stadium · Lincoln, NE |
| 11 | Sat Nov 20 | at15Wisconsin | L28-35 | - | 3-8 | .273 | Camp Randall Stadium · Madison, WI |
| 12 | Fri Nov 26 | vs16Iowa | L21-28 | -1 | 3-9 | .250 | Memorial Stadium · Lincoln, NE |
