Postgame notes: 2014 Nebraska at Wisconsin football

Courtesy of Nebraska Athletics

• Nebraska dropped to 8-2 on the season and 4-2 in Big Ten Conference play. The win by Wisconsin gives the Badgers a 5-4 edge in the all-time series between the schools, including a 3-1 edge as Big Ten opponents.

• Senior receiver Kenny Bell caught two passes for 14 yards, including a 12-yard TD catch in the first quarter to give Nebraska a 10-0 lead. On the touchdown catch, Bell passed Johnny Rodgers to become Nebraska’s career leader in receiving yards. With his 14 yards today, Bell increased his career total to 2,492, surpassing Rodgers’ previous record of 2,479 yards.

• Bell’s 12-yard touchdown catch was his 18th career touchdown reception, good for third in NU history. Bell’s 12-yard touchdown was his first touchdown catch of less than 20 yards since his freshman season in 2011. Bell’s previous 15 touchdowns had covered at least 20 yards. Bell has caught a pass in 25 straight games, the third-longest streak in school history. Bell has had at least one catch in 47 of the past 48 games.

• Nebraska I-back Ameer Abdullah rushed 18 times for 69 yards in the game. Abdullah increased his season rushing total to 1,319 yards moving him into the No. 10 spot on the Nebraska season rushing list. His total is the second-highest ever for a Husker senior, trailing only Mike Rozier’s 2,148 yards in 1983.

• Abdullah increased his career rushing total to 4,296 moving him within 484 yards of Mike Rozier’s school-record 4,780 rushing yards. Abdullah also increased his career all-purpose yardage total to 6,700, moving him within 300 yards of becoming the 11th player in NCAA history with 7,000 career all-purpose yards.

• The Nebraska defense recovered four Wisconsin fumbles in the game, including three in the first half. Today’s game marked the first time Nebraska has recovered four opponent fumbles since a victory over Kansas State in 1999.

• Wisconsin completed 7-of-11 passes in today’s game, ending a streak of five straight games in which Nebraska opponents completed less than 50 percent of their passes.

• Junior defensive end Randy Gregory split a third-quarter sack, giving him a team-leading 6.0 sacks this season and 16.5 in his career. He is now tied for 10th on the Nebraska career sacks list, matching Travis Hill’s career total. Gregory is the only player in Nebraska history who has reached the top 10 on the list in just two seasons.

• Wisconsin running back Melvin Gordon rushed 25 times for 408 yards in today’s game, the most rushing yards in school history against Nebraska. The previous record was 290 yards on 33 carries by Texas’s Jamaal Charles in 2007.

• Wisconsin’s 581 rushing yards were the most ever against Nebraska. The previous record was 539 yards by Wisconsin in the 2012 Big Ten Championship Game.