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 |
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| 1 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 4 |
12 Games
| G | Date | Day | School | Opponent | Conf | Pts | Opp | W | L | T | Streak | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sep 9, 1972 | Sat | (1) Nebraska | @ | UCLA | Pac-8 | L | 17 | 20 | 0 | 1 | 0 | L 1 | |
| 2 | Sep 16, 1972 | Sat | (10) Nebraska | Texas A&M | SWC | W | 37 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | W 1 | ||
| 3 | Sep 23, 1972 | Sat | (9) Nebraska | @ | Army | Ind | W | 77 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | W 2 | |
| 4 | Sep 30, 1972 | Sat | (7) Nebraska | Minnesota | Big Ten | W | 49 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | W 3 | ||
| 5 | Oct 14, 1972 | Sat | (6) Nebraska | Missouri | Big 8 | W | 62 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | W 4 | ||
| 6 | Oct 21, 1972 | Sat | (5) Nebraska | @ | Kansas | Big 8 | W | 56 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | W 5 | |
| 7 | Oct 28, 1972 | Sat | (3) Nebraska | Oklahoma State | Big 8 | W | 34 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | W 6 | ||
| 8 | Nov 4, 1972 | Sat | (3) Nebraska | @ | (15) Colorado | Big 8 | W | 33 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 0 | W 7 | |
| 9 | Nov 11, 1972 | Sat | (3) Nebraska | @ | (17) Iowa State | Big 8 | T | 23 | 23 | 7 | 1 | 1 | T 1 | |
| 10 | Nov 18, 1972 | Sat | (5) Nebraska | Kansas State | Big 8 | W | 59 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 1 | W 1 | ||
| 11 | Nov 23, 1972 | Thu | (5) Nebraska | (4) Oklahoma | Big 8 | L | 14 | 17 | 8 | 2 | 1 | L 1 | ||
| 12 | Jan 1, 1973 | Mon | (9) Nebraska | N | (12) Notre Dame | Ind | W | 40 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 1 | W 1 | Orange Bowl (Miami, FL) |
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