Nebraska improved to 10-2 on the season with a 13-7 win over Iowa today. The victory clinched at least a share of the Big Ten Legends Division title and a trip to the Big Ten Championship Game next Saturday in Indianapolis against Wisconsin. The championship game appearance marks Nebraska’s third in four seasons, after playing in the 2009 and 2010 Big 12 Championship Games. The winner of the  Big Ten Football Championship Game will earn the Amos Alonzo Stagg Championship Trophy and a chance to play in the Rose Bowl Game.

    Today’s victory allowed Nebraska to improve to 10-2 on the season and 7-1 in Big Ten Conference play. The victory clinched at least a share of the Big Ten Legends Division title and a trip to the Big Ten Championship Game next Saturday in Indianapolis against Wisconsin. The championship game appearance marks Nebraska’s third in four seasons, after playing in the 2009 and 2010 Big 12 Championship Games.
 
4 Nebraska secured its third 10-win season in five years under Head Coach Bo Pelini, and its 27th 10-win season in school history.
 
4 Nebraska finished Big Ten play with a 7-1 record, its most conference wins since a 7-1 record in Big 12 play in 2001.
 
4 Today marked Nebraska’s sixth consecutive victory overall and in Big Ten play, Nebraska’s longest overall winning streak since a six-game streak spanning the 2009 and 2010 seasons and longest conference winning streak since winning its final five regular-season Big 12 games in 2009 and the Big 12 opener in 2010.

Senior I-back Rex Burkhead had a three-yard TD run in the third quarter, marking his first touchdown since scoring two rushing touchdowns against Idaho State on Sept. 22. Burkhead had 69 yards rushing on 16 carries.

Junior quarterback Taylor Martinez completed 8-of-14 passes for 63 yards against Iowa. The eight completions give Martinez 472 career completions, setting a Nebraska career record, bettering the previous record of 465 by Zac Taylor. Martinez’s 63 passing yards give him 2,483 yards on the season, good for fourth place on the NU single-season passing list.

Sophomore I-back Ameer Abdullah rushed 14 times for 50 yards, to increase his season rushing total to 1,071 yards.