| DATE | OPPONENT | LOCATION | TIME / RESULT | TV |
| Sat, Sep 1 |  Nevada | Lincoln, Neb. | 52-10 | ABC |
| Sat, Sep 8 |  @ Wake Forest | Winston-Salem, N.C. | 20-17 | ESPN |
| Sat, Sep 15 |  USC | Lincoln, Neb. | 31-49 | ABC |
| Sat, Sep 22 |  Ball State | Lincoln, Neb. | 41-40 | FSN |
| Sat, Sep 29 |  Iowa State | Lincoln, Neb. | 35-17 | None |
| Sat, Oct 6 |  @ Missouri | Columbia, Mo. | 6-41 | ESPN |
| Sat, Oct 13 |  Oklahoma state | Lincoln, Neb. | 14-45 | FSN |
| Sat, Oct 20 |  Texas A&M | Lincoln, Neb. | 14-36 | None |
| Sat, Oct 27 |  @ Texas | Austin, Texas | 25-28 | ABC |
| Sat, Nov 3 |  @ Kansas | Lawrence, Kan. | 39-76 | FSN |
| Sat, Nov 10 |  Kansas State | Lincoln, Neb. | 73-31 | Versus TV |
| Fri, Nov 23 |  @ Colorado | Boulder, Colo. | 51-65 | ABC |
