Nebraska’s win against Wisconsin marks the first time the Cornhuskers have beaten the Badgers since September 2012. That season, Joel Stave served as UW’s quarterback, running back Montee Ball was in his final season in Madison and Bret Bielema manned the sidelines.

Nebraska is bowl-eligible for the first time since 2016 after a 44-25 win over Wisconsin on Saturday. The win snapped a four-game skid for the Cornhuskers after a 5-1 start to the season.  Nebraska jumped out to a 21-10 halftime lead and didn't look to get the blueblood program back to the postseason.

The game was tied 7-7 at the end of the first quarter but from the second quarter onward, it was all Nebraska. The Cornhuskers pulled away to a 44-25 victory, powered by running back Dante Dowdell, who scored three rushing touchdowns.

Big-picture, the defeat is Wisconsin’s first to Nebraska since 2012. The result also clinched Nebraska’s first bowl appearance since 2016, snapping a nine-game losing streak with a bowl appearance at stake. Finally, it handed the Cornhuskers the Freedom Trophy for the first time in its existence.

The Badgers saw their 10-game winning streak over the Huskers come to an end, and it wasn't pretty in Lincoln.

Nebraska scored 10 points in the last 17 seconds of the first half and Wisconsin couldn't recover, losing 44-25 in the Big Ten Conference matchup in Lincoln, Neb., on Saturday

Nebraska's offense came alive Saturday at Memorial Stadium for a 44-25 victory over Wisconsin to snap a 10-game losing streak to the Badgers.

The sight for the Badgers football team Saturday afternoon was that of Nebraska fans flooding Memorial Stadium in Lincoln, Neb., listening to House of Pain's "Jump Around" and celebrating bowl eligibility for the first time in eight years.