AP Poll Summary
| Pre | 9/8 | 9/15 | 9/22 | 9/29 | 10/6 | 10/13 | 10/20 | 10/27 | 11/3 | 11/10 | 11/17 | 11/24 | 12/1 | 12/8 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 |
12 Games
| G | Date | Day | School | Opponent | Conf | Pts | Opp | W | L | T | Streak | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sep 13, 1980 | Sat | (8) Nebraska | Utah | WAC | W | 55 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | W 1 | ||
| 2 | Sep 20, 1980 | Sat | (6) Nebraska | Iowa | Big Ten | W | 57 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | W 2 | ||
| 3 | Sep 27, 1980 | Sat | (3) Nebraska | @ | (11) Penn State | Ind | W | 21 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | W 3 | |
| 4 | Oct 4, 1980 | Sat | (3) Nebraska | (16) Florida State | Ind | L | 14 | 18 | 3 | 1 | 0 | L 1 | ||
| 5 | Oct 11, 1980 | Sat | (10) Nebraska | @ | Kansas | Big 8 | W | 54 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | W 1 | |
| 6 | Oct 18, 1980 | Sat | (10) Nebraska | Oklahoma State | Big 8 | W | 48 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 0 | W 2 | ||
| 7 | Oct 25, 1980 | Sat | (9) Nebraska | @ | Colorado | Big 8 | W | 45 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | W 3 | |
| 8 | Nov 1, 1980 | Sat | (8) Nebraska | (15) Missouri | Big 8 | W | 38 | 16 | 7 | 1 | 0 | W 4 | ||
| 9 | Nov 8, 1980 | Sat | (5) Nebraska | Kansas State | Big 8 | W | 55 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 0 | W 5 | ||
| 10 | Nov 15, 1980 | Sat | (4) Nebraska | @ | Iowa State | Big 8 | W | 35 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 0 | W 6 | |
| 11 | Nov 22, 1980 | Sat | (4) Nebraska | (9) Oklahoma | Big 8 | L | 17 | 21 | 9 | 2 | 0 | L 1 | ||
| 12 | Dec 27, 1980 | Sat | (8) Nebraska | N | (17) Mississippi State | SEC | W | 31 | 17 | 10 | 2 | 0 | W 1 | Sun Bowl (El Paso, TX) |
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