1968 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team The 1968 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team represented the University of Nebraska in the 1968 college football season . The team was coached by Bob Devaney and played their home games in Memorial Stadium in Lincoln . The Huskers were 6 – 4 , but had a losing record in conference at 3 – 4 . They lost three Big 8 games at home and were shut out 47 – 0 at Oklahoma in the season finale . Nebraska did not play in a bowl game for the second consecutive year ; the next season without a bowl was 36 years later in 2004 . The home shut out against Kansas State was the last time they have been shut out at home as of 2012 season . Following 1968 , Tom Osborne was promoted to offensive coordinator and installed the I formation offense . This led to a 9 – 2 record in 1969 and consecutive undefeated national championship seasons in 1970 and 1971 . Game notes . Wyoming . At the end of the 1st quarter , Nebraska was trailing 3 - 10 , and struggled to catch up for much of the game . Finally , five minutes into the 4th quarter , with the assistance of the Blackshirts who had held off any further scores from the Cowboys , the Cornhuskers managed to get another touchdown to tie the game . Then , as time was running out and the Nebraska offensive effort was stalling , Nebraska PK Paul Rogers launched a 51 - yard field goal through the uprights and into the stands for the win , leading to an exuberant mob of fans rushing the field in celebration . Utah . The Cornhuskers tallied 518 yards of total offense while holding the Utes to just 138 , 46 of which were on the ground , and had little trouble with Utah , holding them scoreless in Memorial Stadium . Minnesota . It seemed like a repeat of the first game of the year , as once again Nebraska started out behind and wasn ' t able to catch up again until the 4th quarter , and once again Nebraska PK Paul Rogers booted the game winning field goal at the end of the 4th quarter with just 1 : 32 remaining on the clock to secure the win against national co - champion Minnesota . Kansas . The highly - regarded Kansas Jayhawks had been averaging 51 points per game , yet the Blackshirts managed to bottle them up to just 23 points , though Nebraska ' s 13 points were not enough to get the conference - opening win . Kansas managed to escape Lincoln with a victory only by scrambling to put up two touchdowns in the final 4 minutes . Missouri . Nebraska was severely hampered by a day of mistakes , losing four fumbles , an interception , and suffering two punt receptions muffed and recovered by Missouri . Despite the tall odds presented by these burdens , the Cornhuskers dropped the game to the Tigers by only 2 points . Oklahoma State . The first half was scoreless as both teams struggled unsuccessfully for an edge , but Oklahoma State found a way through and scored the first 14 in the 3rd . Nebraska fought back , and once again Cornhusker PK Paul Rogers scored the game - winner off his foot with PAT in the final minute to put Nebraska ahead by 1 . Iowa State . Iowa State helped to spot Nebraska with an early 14 - 0 lead by losing an early fumble and never recovered from the setback . The Cyclones made a feeble late attempt , coming within 8 points before the Cornhuskers put up another field goal to finish them off . Kansas State . Nebraska was stunned at home , at their homecoming game , when Kansas State held the Cornhuskers to just 146 total yards , 78 on the ground , and slapped Nebraska with only their second shutout under Head Coach Bob Devaney . Colorado . Nebraska flashed with some vengeance in response to the previous week ' s shutout , running out ahead of Colorado in Boulder 22 - 0 with help from a 62 yard punt return touchdown , finally letting the Buffaloes on the board with just 2 minutes remaining to play . Oklahoma . Oklahoma denied Nebraska ' s bid for a post - season bowl game , as the Sooners scored five touchdowns to set a new Big 8 record and handed NU its worst defeat of the Devaney era with a painful 47 - 0 shutout in Norman . Rankings . Awards . < br > 1968 Team Players in the NFL ( & AFL ) . The 1968 Nebraska Cornhuskers seniors selected in the 1969 Common Draft ( NFL - AFL ) : The 1968 Nebraska Cornhuskers juniors selected in the following year ' s 1970 NFL Draft : The 1968 Nebraska Cornhuskers sophomores selected in the 1971 NFL Draft : Members of the 1968 Nebraska freshman team selected in the 1972 NFL Draft : NFL and Pro Players . The following 1968 Nebraska players joined a professional team as draftees or free agents . < br >