AP Poll Summary
| Pre | 9/10 | 9/17 | 9/24 | 10/1 | 10/8 | 10/15 | 10/22 | 10/29 | 11/5 | 11/12 | 11/19 | 11/26 | 12/3 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 9 |
12 Games
| G | Date | Day | School | Opponent | Conf | Pts | Opp | W | L | T | Streak | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sep 15, 1979 | Sat | (8) Nebraska | Utah State | PCAA | W | 35 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | W 1 | ||
| 2 | Sep 22, 1979 | Sat | (7) Nebraska | @ | Iowa | Big Ten | W | 24 | 21 | 2 | 0 | 0 | W 2 | |
| 3 | Sep 29, 1979 | Sat | (6) Nebraska | (18) Penn State | Ind | W | 42 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 0 | W 3 | ||
| 4 | Oct 6, 1979 | Sat | (5) Nebraska | New Mexico State | MVC | W | 57 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | W 4 | ||
| 5 | Oct 13, 1979 | Sat | (5) Nebraska | Kansas | Big 8 | W | 42 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | W 5 | ||
| 6 | Oct 20, 1979 | Sat | (3) Nebraska | @ | Oklahoma State | Big 8 | W | 36 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | W 6 | |
| 7 | Oct 27, 1979 | Sat | (2) Nebraska | Colorado | Big 8 | W | 38 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 0 | W 7 | ||
| 8 | Nov 3, 1979 | Sat | (2) Nebraska | @ | Missouri | Big 8 | W | 23 | 20 | 8 | 0 | 0 | W 8 | |
| 9 | Nov 10, 1979 | Sat | (2) Nebraska | @ | Kansas State | Big 8 | W | 21 | 12 | 9 | 0 | 0 | W 9 | |
| 10 | Nov 17, 1979 | Sat | (3) Nebraska | Iowa State | Big 8 | W | 34 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 0 | W 10 | ||
| 11 | Nov 24, 1979 | Sat | (3) Nebraska | @ | (8) Oklahoma | Big 8 | L | 14 | 17 | 10 | 1 | 0 | L 1 | |
| 12 | Jan 1, 1980 | Tue | (7) Nebraska | N | (8) Houston | SWC | L | 14 | 17 | 10 | 2 | 0 | L 2 | Cotton Bowl (Dallas, TX) |
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