[3][4] Anderson, Rene #2 (Sr.) DB Andrews, George #96 (Jr.) DE Anthony, Monte #49 (Sr.) IB Barnett, Bill #97 (So.)

OT Bryant, Bill #95 (Jr.) DT Burns, Ed #17 (Sr.) QB Carpenter, Jeff #37 (Sr.) LB Cass, Dan #8 (So.)

DE Cooley, Lawrence #67 (Jr.) OG Cotton, Barney #54 (Jr.) C Craig, Curtis #33 (Sr.) WB Davis, Tom #52 (Sr.) C Dixon, Rod #5 (Jr.) PK Donnell, Dodie #45 (Sr.) FB Dufresne, Mark #88 (Sr.) TE Dunning, Bruce #40 (So.)

Nebraska convincingly dominated Washington State on the field and statistically, but fumbled repeatedly, including three times inside the Cougar 10-yard line and once on a punt.

Alabama came into Lincoln ranked #2 as Nebraska was still feeling the sting of the loss to Washington State and a rare absence from the polls.

It was the offensive production that told the story of the day, as Nebraska rolled up 414 yards compared to the 182 produced by Baylor.

Despite that performance, the game actually was in doubt entering the 4th quarter as the Hoosiers trailed 13–17, but the Cornhuskers added two more touchdowns soon after and came away with their 3rd consecutive 31-point score and win to close out the non-conference slate.

Nebraska struck first and still held the 14–7 lead by the end of the 1st quarter, but two more Iowa State scores before the half put the Cyclones ahead for the rest of the game.

One of the two Colorado scores came on a 98-yard kickoff return, but after the half it was all Nebraska as the Cornhuskers piled up 390 yards on the ground and 480 in total.

Although the Cornhuskers didn't see the scoreboard until the 2nd quarter, they quickly took the lead with help from the Blackshirts, as the Cowboys soon found themselves too far behind to pose any further threat to Nebraska.

Both teams struggled to put points up to start out, but adjustments made by Oklahoma, with help from inopportune turnovers by Nebraska, led to a Sooner halftime lead of 21–7.

The Cornhuskers never were able to get consistent production after that and never saw the scoreboard again as Oklahoma had little trouble padding their lead by an additional 17 points to secure their 6th straight win over Nebraska.

Nebraska survived a scare when they came from behind, lagging North Carolina 7–17 at the start of the 4th quarter, to post two straight touchdowns for the lead and the win.

[5] The following Nebraska players who participated in the 1977 season later moved on to the next level and joined a professional or semi-pro team as draftees or free agents.