AP Poll Summary
| Pre | 9/11 | 9/18 | 9/25 | 10/2 | 10/9 | 10/16 | 10/23 | 10/30 | 11/6 | 11/13 | 11/20 | 11/27 | 12/4 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 8 |
12 Games
| G | Date | Day | School | Opponent | Conf | Pts | Opp | W | L | T | Streak | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sep 2, 1978 | Sat | (10) Nebraska | @ | (1) Alabama | SEC | L | 3 | 20 | 0 | 1 | 0 | L 1 | |
| 2 | Sep 9, 1978 | Sat | (10) Nebraska | California | Pac-10 | W | 36 | 26 | 1 | 1 | 0 | W 1 | ||
| 3 | Sep 16, 1978 | Sat | (12) Nebraska | Hawaii | Ind | W | 56 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 | W 2 | ||
| 4 | Sep 30, 1978 | Sat | (12) Nebraska | @ | Indiana | Big Ten | W | 69 | 17 | 3 | 1 | 0 | W 3 | |
| 5 | Oct 7, 1978 | Sat | (10) Nebraska | @ | (15) Iowa State | Big 8 | W | 23 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | W 4 | |
| 6 | Oct 14, 1978 | Sat | (8) Nebraska | Kansas State | Big 8 | W | 48 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 0 | W 5 | ||
| 7 | Oct 21, 1978 | Sat | (5) Nebraska | @ | Colorado | Big 8 | W | 52 | 14 | 6 | 1 | 0 | W 6 | |
| 8 | Oct 28, 1978 | Sat | (4) Nebraska | Oklahoma State | Big 8 | W | 22 | 14 | 7 | 1 | 0 | W 7 | ||
| 9 | Nov 4, 1978 | Sat | (4) Nebraska | @ | Kansas | Big 8 | W | 63 | 21 | 8 | 1 | 0 | W 8 | |
| 10 | Nov 11, 1978 | Sat | (4) Nebraska | (1) Oklahoma | Big 8 | W | 17 | 14 | 9 | 1 | 0 | W 9 | ||
| 11 | Nov 18, 1978 | Sat | (2) Nebraska | Missouri | Big 8 | L | 31 | 35 | 9 | 2 | 0 | L 1 | ||
| 12 | Jan 1, 1979 | Mon | (6) Nebraska | N | (4) Oklahoma | Big 8 | L | 24 | 31 | 9 | 3 | 0 | L 2 | Orange Bowl (Miami, FL) |
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