• Today’s captains: senior NT Keeanu Benton, junior ILB Nick Herbig, junior QB Graham Mertz
• With the win, Wisconsin retains the Freedom Trophy, which has been in UW’s hands since the trophy was added to the rivalry matchup in 2014.
• With the win, Wisconsin has now claimed 9 straight meetings with Nebraska and 4 consecutive wins in Lincoln.
• Wisconsin improved it’s lead in the all-time series and now owns a 12-4 record versus Nebraska.
• With the win, the Badgers are now bowl-eligible for the 21st straight season. That’s the longest active streak in the Big Ten and third-longest streak in all of FBS football.

• The Badgers secured another key November victory. Wisconsin has now posted a 40-9 (.816) record in the month since 2010. Among Power-5 schools heading into Saturday, only Ohio State (.872), Georgia (.863), Oklahoma (.818) and Alabama (.813) have totaled better records in the month since 2010.
• With the win over the Cornhuskers, UW has now claimed 26 of its last 31 games when a traveling trophy is on the line.
• The Badger defense logged its 5th straight multi-sack performance. That’s the longest streak for UW since 2019.
• Trailing 14-3 entering the final quarter, Wisconsin pulled off a fourth-quarter comeback win, its first since Nov. 17, 2018 when the Badgers pulled off a 47-44 triple overtime win at Purdue.
• Wisconsin ran for 235 yards against Nebraska, marking its fourth game with at least 200 yards on the ground.
• In the 11 meetings since the Cornhuskers joined the Big Ten, the Badgers are averaging 301.1 rushing yards per game.
• The Badgers limited Nebraska to 171 total yards, the Cornhuskers second-fewest of the season.
• Wisconsin limited Nebraska to just 65 yards on the ground, the Cornhuskers second-fewest rushing yards this season.
• Wisconsin has now held its opponent under 100 yards for the 5th time this season. That matches the team’s total from last season.
• UW is allowing just 86.3 rushing yards per game in the 6 games with Jim Leonhard as interim head coach. The Badgers surrendered 124.6 ypg over the first 5 games of the season.
• The Badgers offense converted 8-of-15 third downs. That’s the highest mark for the UW unit since going 10-for-14 at Northwestern on Oct. 8.
• Wisconsin allowed only one first down on the Huskers’ opening drive, which ended in a punt. Wisconsin has only allowed an opening drive score in one game this season (Ohio State) and has not allowed an opponent to travel 20+ yards on their opening drive since Oct. 8 at Northwestern.

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