Game Week: Wisconsin – University of Nebraska

NEBRASKA vs. WISCONSIN
NOV. 19, 2022 | MEMORIAL STADIUM
LINCOLN, NEB. | 11 AM (CT)

BROADCAST INFO

TV – ESPN (Mark Jones, Robert Griffin III, Quint Kessenich)

RADIO NETWORK – Huskers Radio Network (Greg Sharpe, Damon Benning, Jessica Coody)

INTERNET RADIO – Huskers.com

APP AUDIO – Official Huskers App

HUSKERS

Record: 3-7, 2-5 B1G

Last Game: at No. 3 Michigan (L, 34-3)

Rankings: NR

Coach: Mickey Joseph

Career/NU Record: 15-12 (3rd Year)/2-5 (1st Year)

vs. Wisconsin: First Meeting

BADGERS

Record: 5-5, 3-4 B1G

Last Game: at Iowa (L, 24-10)

Rankings: NR

Coach: Jim Leonhard

Career/Wisconsin Record: 3-2 (1st Year)/Same

vs. Nebraska: First Meeting

SERIES HISTORY

All-Time Series: Wisconsin leads, 11-4

In Lincoln: Series tied, 3-3

As Big Ten Foes: Wisconsin leads, 9-1

Last Game: Wisconsin, 35-28 (11/20/21) (in Madison)

Win Streak: Wisconsin, 8 games

The Matchup

Nebraska completes its 2022 home season on Saturday when the Huskers square off against Big Ten West opponent Wisconsin at Memorial Stadium. The matchup is set to kick off shortly after 11 a.m. CT, with ESPN providing the television coverage.

Saturday will also mark Senior Day activities at Memorial Stadium. Nebraska will be looking for its first win against the Badgers since a victory at Memorial Stadium in 2012. Wisconsin has won the past eight meetings since that game including a seven-point victory last year in Madison.

The Huskers stand at 3-7 overall and 2-5 in Big Ten Conference play following a 34-3 loss at No. 3 Michigan on Saturday afternoon. The Nebraska defense held its own for much of the game against the Wolverines, limiting Michigan to 17 points until the final minute of the third quarter before the Wolverines put the game away with points on their final three drives.

Wisconsin comes to Lincoln with a 5-5 overall record and a 3-4 mark in Big Ten Conference play. The Badgers are coming off a 24-10 loss at Iowa on Saturday. Despite the loss, Wisconsin’s defense dominated the contest, limiting the Hawkeyes to just 146 total yards and 52 rushing yards.

Like Nebraska, Wisconsin is being led by an interim head coach as former Badger All-American Jim Leonhard took over the program in mid-October. He has guided Wisconsin to three wins in five Big Ten Conference games. Wisconsin relies on a stout defense that is allowing 307.8 yards per game and just over 100 rushing yards per contest. On offense, the Badgers again have a strong run game, averaging 170.1 yards per contest on the ground.

Series History: Nebraska vs. Wisconsin

Saturday’s meeting between Nebraska and Wisconsin will be the 16th all-time between the two schools, and the 11th as members of the Big Ten Conference. Wisconsin has won eight straight in the series and dominated since joining the Big Ten, winning nine of 10 matchups with the Huskers.

• Nebraska played its first-ever conference game as a member of the Big Ten at Camp Randall Stadium on Oct. 1, 2011.

• The schools met twice in 2012, with Nebraska posting its most recent victory over the Badgers in Lincoln. Wisconsin won the rematch in the 2012 Big Ten Championship game in Indianapolis later that season.

• This season’s matchup marks just the third time in 16 meetings that neither team has been ranked. Nebraska was ranked in eight straight meetings spanning from 1965 to 2014. Wisconsin has been ranked in seven of the matchups, including five straight prior to this season.

• The schools met five times before Nebraska joined the Big Ten, including four games between 1965 and 1974.

Huskers to Honor Senior Class on Saturday

Before the start of Saturday’s game with Wisconsin, Nebraska will hold its Senior Day introductions. The group of players will include 12 players who are exhausting their collegiate eligibility in 2022, and likely several others who may complete their football careers this season.

• Nebraska’s group of seniors includes a seventh-year senior (Brandon Moore), eight sixth-year seniors (Bando, Brewington, Hixson, Kolarevic, Manning, Martin, Mauga-Clements, Vokolek) and three players in their fifth year of college football (Drew, Tannor, Weas).

• The senior class includes two of Nebraska’s four captains in edge rusher Caleb Tannor and tight end Travis Vokolek. Tannor has played in 54 games as a Husker and is on track to tie the school record of 56 games played in a career.

This Week’s Numbers

12 – Nebraska will honor 12 seniors before the Wisconsin game who are making their final appearance at Memorial Stadium on Saturday. In addition to the 12 players who will exhaust their eligibility this season, several other Huskers who may complete their college careers in 2022 will likely take part in Senior Day activities.

3 – The Nebraska defense has allowed just three rushing plays of longer than 20 yards in the past six games. The longest rush against the Huskers in the past four games is 21 yards, and NU has not allowed a 20-yard run in three of the past four games.

10 – Linebacker Luke Reimer notched his 10th career game with 10 or more tackles last week at Michigan. Reimer leads Nebraska with 77 tackles this season and ranks 20th in school history with 236 career tackles.