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Nebraska-Wisconsin
Nebraska and Wisconsin have met 18 times since 1901. This page keeps the record, streaks, trophy context, and recent results in one canonical rivalry URL.
Series snapshot
- Record
- 5-13
- Current streak
- Nebraska 1 game
- Longest streak
- Wisconsin 10 games (2012-2023)
- Avg. margin / points
- 16.2 / 52.0
Series overview
Nebraska 5-13 Wisconsin. Current streak: Nebraska 1 game.
Last five meetings
Nebraska 1 | Wisconsin 4
Largest margin
39 points
Rivalry notes
- The tracked window runs from 1901 through 2024.
- 18 completed games currently back the series calculations on this page.
- The latest tracked meeting was Nov 23, 2024.
Related pages
Move from rivalry history into team-level seasons, rosters, and archives.
Rivalry guide
What this rivalry is
Nebraska and Wisconsin have a tracked series that starts in 1901 and spans 18 listed meetings. The page combines series record, streaks, recent games, and research links in one canonical rivalry URL.
Freedom Trophy gives this matchup a named trophy context in addition to the team-by-team series record.
Series history
- Status
- Active series
- Years
- 1901-2024
- Busiest era
- 2010s, 9 games
- Longest pause
- 63 years (1901-1965)
- 2010s9 games
- 2020s4 games
- 1960s2 games
- 1970s2 games
Biggest games and recent trend
Landmark games are selected from the same tracked rivalry results used for the series record.
3 featured games
Latest meeting
2024 - Nov 23, 2024
Nebraska 44, Wisconsin 25. Most recent completed chapter in the tracked series.
Closest finish
2022 - Nov 19, 2022
Nebraska 14, Wisconsin 15. The smallest final-score margin in the available game log.
Highest scoring
2012 - Dec 2, 2012
Nebraska 31, Wisconsin 70. The biggest combined scoring total in the available game log.
Recent trend
- Last five
- Nebraska 1, Wisconsin 4 across 5 games
- Last ten
- Nebraska 1, Wisconsin 9 across 10 games
- Scoring profile
- Balanced scoring profile; average total 52.0, average margin 16.2.
- Current streak
- Nebraska 1 game
Players and coaches from recent chapters
Recent leaders are capped to keep the page fast while still pointing readers toward the names around recent meetings.
Dante Dowdell
Nebraska, 2024
Rushing Yards: 614
Dylan Raiola
Nebraska, 2024
Passing Yards: 2806
Jahmal Banks
Nebraska, 2024
Receiving Yards: 587
Braedyn Locke
Wisconsin, 2024
Passing Yards: 1936
Tawee Walker
Wisconsin, 2024
Rushing Yards: 864
Vinny Anthony
Wisconsin, 2024
Receiving Yards: 672
Coach context
Coach rows summarize recent rivalry-season overlap for each program.
Scott Frost
Nebraska - 2019-2022 - 9-18
Luke Fickell
Wisconsin - 2022-2024 - 13-13
Paul Chryst
Wisconsin - 2019-2022 - 21-11
Matt Rhule
Nebraska - 2023-2024 - 12-13
Weather, rankings, and research links
5 recent rivalry games have weather context, average temperature 44F, 2 windy.
Both teams appeared together in a poll snapshot in 1 of the recent tracked rivalry seasons.
Nebraska team page
Team history, seasons, roster context, and related data views.
Wisconsin team page
Team history, seasons, roster context, and related data views.
Nebraska season results
Season-by-season schedules, records, rankings, and game links.
Wisconsin season results
Season-by-season schedules, records, rankings, and game links.
Nebraska weather
Weather impact for games involving this program.
Wisconsin weather
Weather impact for games involving this program.
Game stats archive
Search box scores and detailed game stat pages.
Rankings
Poll and ranking context around rivalry seasons.
College football records
National record and history context.
Historical comparison
Compare program seasons and statistical profiles.
Recent rivalry results
The latest games are rendered in the page HTML so search engines and readers can see the rivalry's recent chapter without client-side interaction.
10 most recent tracked games
| Date | Matchup | Score | Venue | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 23, 2024 | Wisconsin at Nebraska | Nebraska 44, Wisconsin 25 | Venue unavailable | Nebraska |
| Nov 19, 2023 | Nebraska at Wisconsin | Nebraska 17, Wisconsin 24 | Venue unavailable | Wisconsin |
| Nov 19, 2022 | Wisconsin at Nebraska | Nebraska 14, Wisconsin 15 | Venue unavailable | Wisconsin |
| Nov 20, 2021 | Nebraska at Wisconsin | Nebraska 28, Wisconsin 35 | Venue unavailable | Wisconsin |
| Nov 16, 2019 | Wisconsin at Nebraska | Nebraska 21, Wisconsin 37 | Venue unavailable | Wisconsin |
| Oct 6, 2018 | Nebraska at Wisconsin | Nebraska 24, Wisconsin 41 | Venue unavailable | Wisconsin |
| Oct 8, 2017 | Wisconsin at Nebraska | Nebraska 17, Wisconsin 38 | Venue unavailable | Wisconsin |
| Oct 29, 2016 | Nebraska at Wisconsin | Nebraska 17, Wisconsin 23 | Venue unavailable | Wisconsin |
| Oct 10, 2015 | Wisconsin at Nebraska | Nebraska 21, Wisconsin 23 | Venue unavailable | Wisconsin |
| Nov 15, 2014 | Nebraska at Wisconsin | Nebraska 24, Wisconsin 59 | Venue unavailable | Wisconsin |
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