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1979 Nebraska Football Schedule & Results
Head Coach
Tom Osborne
Conference
Record
10-2
Conf. Record
6-1
Date
Opponent
Location
Result
Attendance
Sep-15
vs.
Utah State
Lincoln, NE
(W) 35-14
75,953
Sep-22
@
Iowa
Iowa City, IA
(W) 24-21
60,055
Sep-29
vs.
(18) Penn State
Lincoln, NE
(W) 42-17
76,151
Oct-6
vs.
New Mexico State
Lincoln, NE
(W) 57-0
76,135
Oct-13
vs.
Kansas
Lincoln, NE
(W) 42-0
76,011
Oct-20
@
Oklahoma State
Stillwater, OK
(W) 36-0
51,000
Oct-27
vs.
Colorado
Lincoln, NE
(W) 38-10
76,158
Nov-3
@
Missouri
Columbia, MO
(W) 23-20
74,575
Nov-10
@
Kansas State
Manhattan, KS
(W) 21-12
43,210
Nov-17
vs.
Iowa State
Lincoln, NE
(W) 34-3
76,049
Nov-24
@
(8) Oklahoma
Norman, OK
(L) 14-17
71,187
Jan-1
vs.
(8) Houston
Dallas, TX
(L) 14-17
72,032
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