AP Poll Summary
| Pre | 9/7 | 9/14 | 9/21 | 9/28 | 10/5 | 10/12 | 10/19 | 10/26 | 11/2 | 11/9 | 11/16 | 11/23 | 11/30 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | 7 | 17 | 15 | 19 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 11 |
12 Games
| G | Date | Day | School | Opponent | Conf | Pts | Opp | W | L | T | Streak | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sep 12, 1981 | Sat | (7) Nebraska | @ | Iowa | Big Ten | L | 7 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | L 1 | |
| 2 | Sep 19, 1981 | Sat | (17) Nebraska | (19) Florida State | Ind | W | 34 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 0 | W 1 | ||
| 3 | Sep 26, 1981 | Sat | (15) Nebraska | (3) Penn State | Ind | L | 24 | 30 | 1 | 2 | 0 | L 1 | ||
| 4 | Oct 3, 1981 | Sat | Nebraska | Auburn | SEC | W | 17 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | W 1 | ||
| 5 | Oct 10, 1981 | Sat | Nebraska | Colorado | Big 8 | W | 59 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | W 2 | ||
| 6 | Oct 17, 1981 | Sat | (19) Nebraska | @ | Kansas State | Big 8 | W | 49 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | W 3 | |
| 7 | Oct 24, 1981 | Sat | (15) Nebraska | @ | (19) Missouri | Big 8 | W | 6 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | W 4 | |
| 8 | Oct 31, 1981 | Sat | (12) Nebraska | Kansas | Big 8 | W | 31 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 0 | W 5 | ||
| 9 | Nov 7, 1981 | Sat | (11) Nebraska | @ | Oklahoma State | Big 8 | W | 54 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 0 | W 6 | |
| 10 | Nov 14, 1981 | Sat | (7) Nebraska | Iowa State | Big 8 | W | 31 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 0 | W 7 | ||
| 11 | Nov 21, 1981 | Sat | (5) Nebraska | @ | Oklahoma | Big 8 | W | 37 | 14 | 9 | 2 | 0 | W 8 | |
| 12 | Jan 1, 1982 | Fri | (4) Nebraska | N | (1) Clemson | ACC | L | 15 | 22 | 9 | 3 | 0 | L 1 | Orange Bowl (Miami, FL) |
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