Record: 9-2-1, .792 W-L% (17th of 129) ▪ Rank: 7th in Final AP Poll
Conference: Big 8
(Schedule and Results)
Coach: Tom Osborne (9-2-1)
PS/G: 25.5 (32nd of 129) ▪ PA/G: 13.6 (19th of 129)
SRS: 25.89 (5th of 129) ▪ SOS: 15.55 (1st of 129)
Bowl Game: Won Cotton Bowl 19-3 versus Texas
| Pre | 9/10 | 9/17 | 9/24 | 10/1 | 10/8 | 10/15 | 10/22 | 10/29 | 11/5 | 11/12 | 11/19 | 11/26 | 12/3 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 12 | 7 |
| G | Date | Day | School | Opponent | Conf | Pts | Opp | W | L | T | Streak | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sep 8, 1973 | Sat | (4) Nebraska | (10) UCLA | Pac-8 | W | 40 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | W 1 | ||
| 2 | Sep 22, 1973 | Sat | (2) Nebraska | (14) North Carolina State | ACC | W | 31 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | W 2 | ||
| 3 | Sep 29, 1973 | Sat | (2) Nebraska | Wisconsin | Big Ten | W | 20 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 0 | W 3 | ||
| 4 | Oct 6, 1973 | Sat | (2) Nebraska | @ | Minnesota | Big Ten | W | 48 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | W 4 | |
| 5 | Oct 13, 1973 | Sat | (2) Nebraska | @ | (12) Missouri | Big 8 | L | 12 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 0 | L 1 | |
| 6 | Oct 20, 1973 | Sat | (11) Nebraska | (18) Kansas | Big 8 | W | 10 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 0 | W 1 | ||
| 7 | Oct 27, 1973 | Sat | (10) Nebraska | @ | Oklahoma State | Big 8 | T | 17 | 17 | 5 | 1 | 1 | T 1 | |
| 8 | Nov 3, 1973 | Sat | (13) Nebraska | (17) Colorado | Big 8 | W | 28 | 16 | 6 | 1 | 1 | W 1 | ||
| 9 | Nov 10, 1973 | Sat | (11) Nebraska | Iowa State | Big 8 | W | 31 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 1 | W 2 | ||
| 10 | Nov 17, 1973 | Sat | (10) Nebraska | @ | Kansas State | Big 8 | W | 50 | 21 | 8 | 1 | 1 | W 3 | |
| 11 | Nov 23, 1973 | Fri | (10) Nebraska | @ | (3) Oklahoma | Big 8 | L | 0 | 27 | 8 | 2 | 1 | L 1 | |
| 12 | Jan 1, 1974 | Tue | (12) Nebraska | N | (8) Texas | SWC | W | 19 | 3 | 9 | 2 | 1 | W 1 | Cotton Bowl (Dallas, TX) |