AP Poll Summary
| Pre | 9/9 | 9/16 | 9/23 | 9/30 | 10/7 | 10/14 | 10/21 | 10/28 | 11/4 | 11/11 | 11/18 | 11/25 | 12/2 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 |
12 Games
| G | Date | Day | School | Opponent | Conf | Pts | Opp | W | L | T | Streak | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sep 6, 1986 | Sat | (8) Nebraska | (11) Florida State | Ind | W | 34 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | W 1 | ||
| 2 | Sep 20, 1986 | Sat | (6) Nebraska | @ | Illinois | Big Ten | W | 59 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | W 2 | |
| 3 | Sep 27, 1986 | Sat | (4) Nebraska | Oregon | Pac-10 | W | 48 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 0 | W 3 | ||
| 4 | Oct 4, 1986 | Sat | (3) Nebraska | @ | South Carolina | Ind | W | 27 | 24 | 4 | 0 | 0 | W 4 | |
| 5 | Oct 11, 1986 | Sat | (3) Nebraska | Oklahoma State | Big 8 | W | 30 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 0 | W 5 | ||
| 6 | Oct 18, 1986 | Sat | (3) Nebraska | Missouri | Big 8 | W | 48 | 17 | 6 | 0 | 0 | W 6 | ||
| 7 | Oct 25, 1986 | Sat | (3) Nebraska | @ | Colorado | Big 8 | L | 10 | 20 | 6 | 1 | 0 | L 1 | |
| 8 | Nov 1, 1986 | Sat | (9) Nebraska | Kansas State | Big 8 | W | 38 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | W 1 | ||
| 9 | Nov 8, 1986 | Sat | (7) Nebraska | @ | Iowa State | Big 8 | W | 35 | 14 | 8 | 1 | 0 | W 2 | |
| 10 | Nov 15, 1986 | Sat | (6) Nebraska | @ | Kansas | Big 8 | W | 70 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 0 | W 3 | |
| 11 | Nov 22, 1986 | Sat | (5) Nebraska | (3) Oklahoma | Big 8 | L | 17 | 20 | 9 | 2 | 0 | L 1 | ||
| 12 | Jan 1, 1987 | Thu | (6) Nebraska | N | (5) LSU | SEC | W | 30 | 15 | 10 | 2 | 0 | W 1 | Sugar Bowl (New Orleans, LA) |
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