The Nebraska Cornhuskers were 8-3 in 1977. They emerged victorious over the North Carolina Tar Heels, 21 to 17, in the Liberty Bowl.
| TEAM | CONF | OVERALL | |
|---|---|---|---|
1 | 7-0 | 10-2 | |
5-2 | 9-3 | ||
3-3-1 | 7-3-1 | ||
5-2 | 8-4 | ||
3-4 | 4-7 |
| GP | PTS | YDS | PLY | AVG | RUSH YDS | RUSH ATT | RUSH AVG | PASS YDS | PASS ATT | PASS AVG | SCK | SCKY | 1DWN | RUSH 1DWN | PASS 1DWN | PEN 1DWN | PEN | PEN YDS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | 11 | 294 | 4,569 | 847 | 5.4 | 3,328 | 655 | 5.1 | 1,241 | 192 | 6.5 | ||||||||
Team Rank | 25th | 13th | 18th | 16th | 7th | 16th | 5th | 87th | 87th | 79th | |||||||||
Opponent | 11 | 183 | 3,317 | 4.3 | 2,280 | 574 | 4.0 | 1,037 | 202 | 5.1 | |||||||||
Opponent Rank | 113th | 54th | 52nd | 93rd | 95th | 92nd | 12th | 54th | 5th | ||||||||||
Net | +111 | +1,252 | +847 | +1.1 | +1,048 | +81 | +1.1 | +204 | -10 | +1.3 | |||||||||
Net Rank | 30th | 19th | 18th | 29th | 25th | 38th | 29th | 53rd | 76th | 36th |
| Big 10 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 | 0 | 1.000 | |
| 2 | 11 | 0 | 1.000 |
| Independent | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 | 2 | .818 | |
| 2 | 9 | 3 | .750 |
| Pac-12 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 9 | .182 | |
| 2 | 5 | 6 | .455 |
| Mountain West | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 | 2 | .818 | |
| 2 | 7 | 4 | .636 |
| Big 12 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 | 1 | .909 | |
| 2 | 10 | 1 | .909 |
| American Athletic | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 | 2 | .818 | |
| 2 | 10 | 1 | .909 |
| Mid-American | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | 4 | .667 | |
| 2 | 7 | 4 | .636 |
| Conference USA | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 | 4 | .636 | |
| 2 | 8 | 3 | .727 |
| Sun Belt | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 | 1 | .909 | |
| 2 | 8 | 3 | .727 |