Record: 10-2, .833 W-L% (7th of 137) ▪ Rank: 9th in Final AP Poll
Conference: Big 8
(Schedule and Results)
Coach: Tom Osborne (10-2)
PS/G: 30.6 (8th of 137) ▪ PA/G: 11.4 (14th of 137)
SRS: 20.67 (6th of 137) ▪ SOS: 8.50 (12th of 137)
Bowl Game: Lost Fiesta Bowl 17-14 versus Arizona State
| Rk | Player | Class | Pos | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vince Ferragamo* | QB | 79 Cmp, 135 Att, 1153 Yds, 12 TD | |
| 2 | Randy Garcia | QB | 3 Cmp, 3 Att, 35 Yds, 0 TD | |
| 3 | Terry Luck | QB | 59 Cmp, 105 Att, 644 Yds, 6 TD | |
| 4 | Monte Anthony* | RB | 183 Att, 817 Yds, 4.5 Avg | |
| 5 | Curtis Craig* | RB | 34 Att, 179 Yds, 5.3 Avg | |
| 6 | Tony Davis* | RB | 158 Att, 679 Yds, 4.3 Avg | |
| 7 | Kenny Brown | RB | 7 Att, -1 Yds, -0.1 Avg | |
| 8 | Dodie Donnell | RB | 26 Att, 94 Yds, 3.6 Avg | |
| 9 | Earl Everett | RB | 2 Att, 5 Yds, 2.5 Avg | |
| 10 | Dave Gillespie | RB | 68 Att, 238 Yds, 3.5 Avg | |
| 11 | Tom Heiser | RB | 22 Att, 132 Yds, 6.0 Avg | |
| 12 | Gary Higgs | RB | 21 Att, 97 Yds, 4.6 Avg | |
| 13 | John O'Leary | RB | 131 Att, 644 Yds, 4.9 Avg | |
| 14 | Bobby Thomas* | WR | 30 Rec, 545 Yds, 18.2 Avg | |
| 15 | Chuck Malito | WR | 15 Rec, 230 Yds, 15.3 Avg | |
| 16 | Dave Shamblin | WR | 7 Rec, 78 Yds, 11.1 Avg | |
| 17 | Larry Mushinskie* | TE | 14 Rec, 155 Yds, 11.1 Avg | |
| 18 | Brad Jenkins | TE | 12 Rec, 153 Yds, 12.8 Avg | |
| 19 | Rick Panneton | TE | 4 Rec, 79 Yds, 19.8 Avg | |
| 20 | Ken Spaeth | TE | 1 Rec, 12 Yds, 12.0 Avg | |
| 21 | Rik Bonness* | OL | ||
| 22 | Steve Hoins* | OL | ||
| 23 | Greg Jorgensen* | OL | ||
| 24 | Bob Lingenfelter* | OL | ||
| 25 | Dan Schmidt* | OL | ||
| 26 | Mike Fultz* | DL | ||
| 27 | John Lee* | DL | ||
| 28 | Bob Martin* | DL | ||
| 29 | Ray Phillips* | DL | ||
| 30 | Jerry Wied* | DL | ||
| 31 | Clete Pillen* | LB | ||
| 32 | Jim Wightman* | LB | ||
| 33 | Jimmy Burrow* | DB | ||
| 34 | Dave Butterfield* | DB | ||
| 35 | Chuck Jones* | DB | ||
| 36 | Wonder Monds* | DB | ||
| 37 | Dale Zabrocki | KR |