The Wisconsin Badgers’ 45-7 victory over Illinois on Friday is now in the rear-view. Since it’s Monday, it’s time to look ahead to Saturday’s contest and look at the series history between the two schools.
The Badgers’ upcoming opponent: the Nebraska Cornhuskers.
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Since Nebraska joined the Big Ten back in 2011, there are only 10 total contests between the two schools.
The all-time series stands at 10-4 in favor of the Badgers, with Nebraska winning the first three contests back in the 1960s/70s and going 1-10 since.
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The last time the Cornhuskers defeated the Badgers the year was 2012. Wisconsin went on to defeat them 70-31 in the conference championship that year and have now won 7 straight since that 2012 regular-season loss.
Going through the series here are some other numbers to note:
- In terms of all-time accomplishments the Badgers top Nebraska in one category: Bowl Game winning percentage
- The Cornhuskers have more national championships, more Heisman winners, more conference championships, more wins, more weeks at AP No. 1, more first-round draft picks, more All-Americans and more
- Wisconsin’s largest margin of victory in the series is 70-31 while Nebraska’s is 37-0
Stay tuned in to BadgersWire throughout the week as we preview the second game on the Badgers’ 2020 schedule.