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1981 Nebraska Football Schedule & Results
Head Coach
Tom Osborne
Conference
Record
9-3
Conf. Record
7-0
Date
Opponent
Location
Result
Attendance
Sep-12
@
Iowa
Iowa City, IA
(L) 7-10
60,160
Sep-19
vs.
(19) Florida State
Lincoln, NE
(W) 34-14
76,289
Sep-26
vs.
(3) Penn State
Lincoln, NE
(L) 24-30
76,308
Oct-3
vs.
Auburn
Lincoln, NE
(W) 17-3
76,423
Oct-10
vs.
Colorado
Lincoln, NE
(W) 59-0
76,169
Oct-17
@
Kansas State
Manhattan, KS
(W) 49-3
45,915
Oct-24
@
(19) Missouri
Columbia, MO
(W) 6-0
72,001
Oct-31
vs.
Kansas
Lincoln, NE
(W) 31-15
76,208
Nov-7
@
Oklahoma State
Stillwater, OK
(W) 54-7
48,500
Nov-14
vs.
Iowa State
Lincoln, NE
(W) 31-7
76,258
Nov-21
@
Oklahoma
Norman, OK
(W) 37-14
74,807
Jan-1
vs.
(1) Clemson
Miami, FL
(L) 15-22
72,748
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