AP Poll Summary
| Pre | 9/13 | 9/20 | 9/27 | 10/4 | 10/11 | 10/18 | 10/25 | 11/1 | 11/8 | 11/15 | 11/22 | 11/29 | 12/6 | Final |
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| 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
13 Games
| G | Date | Day | School | Opponent | Conf | Pts | Opp | W | L | T | Streak | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sep 11, 1971 | Sat | (2) Nebraska | Oregon | Pac-8 | W | 34 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | W 1 | ||
| 2 | Sep 18, 1971 | Sat | (1) Nebraska | Minnesota | Big Ten | W | 35 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | W 2 | ||
| 3 | Sep 25, 1971 | Sat | (1) Nebraska | Texas A&M | SWC | W | 34 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | W 3 | ||
| 4 | Oct 2, 1971 | Sat | (1) Nebraska | Utah State | Ind | W | 42 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | W 4 | ||
| 5 | Oct 9, 1971 | Sat | (1) Nebraska | @ | Missouri | Big 8 | W | 36 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | W 5 | |
| 6 | Oct 16, 1971 | Sat | (1) Nebraska | Kansas | Big 8 | W | 55 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | W 6 | ||
| 7 | Oct 23, 1971 | Sat | (1) Nebraska | @ | Oklahoma State | Big 8 | W | 41 | 13 | 7 | 0 | 0 | W 7 | |
| 8 | Oct 30, 1971 | Sat | (1) Nebraska | (9) Colorado | Big 8 | W | 31 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 0 | W 8 | ||
| 9 | Nov 6, 1971 | Sat | (1) Nebraska | Iowa State | Big 8 | W | 37 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | W 9 | ||
| 10 | Nov 13, 1971 | Sat | (1) Nebraska | @ | Kansas State | Big 8 | W | 44 | 17 | 10 | 0 | 0 | W 10 | |
| 11 | Nov 25, 1971 | Thu | (1) Nebraska | @ | (2) Oklahoma | Big 8 | W | 35 | 31 | 11 | 0 | 0 | W 11 | |
| 12 | Dec 4, 1971 | Sat | (1) Nebraska | @ | Hawaii | Ind | W | 45 | 3 | 12 | 0 | 0 | W 12 | |
| 13 | Jan 1, 1972 | Sat | (1) Nebraska | N | (2) Alabama | SEC | W | 38 | 6 | 13 | 0 | 0 | W 13 | Orange Bowl (Miami, FL) |
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