2012 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team The 2012 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team represented the University of Nebraska in the 2012 NCAA Division I FBS football season . The team was coached by Bo Pelini and played their home games at Memorial Stadium in Lincoln , Nebraska . The Cornhuskers finished with 10 - 4 overall , 7 - 1 Legends , to become Big Ten Legends Division Champions . In the postseason , the team was invited to their first 2012 Big Ten Football Championship Game , where they lost to Wisconsin , and lost to Georgia in the 2013 Capital One Bowl . The Huskers started the 2012 football season off with a home win against Southern Miss . The Huskers are now 3 – 1 against the Golden Eagles with the only loss being from the last time these teams faced each other in 2004 . This game started a three game home - away - home series with additional meetings in 2013 and 2015 . Game notes . UCLA . The Huskers went on the road for the first time in their second game of the season to face UCLA in Pasadena , California . The two teams have faced each other previously ten times , with the Huskers having six wins to UCLA ’ s four coming into the game . The last time these teams faced each other was in Lincoln in 1994 where the Huskers defeated UCLA 49 – 21 . This game started a home and home series that will be concluded during the 2013 season . With this win UCLA is 4 – 2 at home against the Cornhuskers . Arkansas State . The third game of the season brought the Huskers home to Lincoln to face Arkansas State for the second time in history . The Huskers defeated the Red Wolves in 2009 with a score of 38 – 9 . Idaho State . The fourth and final game before conference play paired the Huskers against Idaho St . for their first meeting in history . The Bengals are from the Big Sky Conference . Wisconsin . Nebraska began its second season of Big Ten conference play with a home game against Wisconsin , the team that defeated them 48 – 17 in their first Big Ten conference game in 2011 . The all - time series coming into the game was tied 3 – 3 with Nebraska having last hosted Wisconsin in 1973 . This game also was marked as " The Quick and The Red " as both schools go against tradition and will wear alternate uniforms . Nebraska wearing a black helmet , normally white , all red uniform with black stripes on both shoulders and down the side of the leg , and a black " N " on the front instead of the number . Wisconsin will wear a red helmet , normally white , with a traditional " W " on it , all white uniform , shoulders covered in red , red stripes down side of legs with a red " W " wear the numbers normally are , both similar to Michigan ' s jerseys last season against Notre Dame . Ohio State . The Huskers traveled to Columbus to face Ohio State , who are playing their first season under new head coach Urban Meyer . In 2011 , Nebraska defeated the Buckeyes 34 – 27 on the strength of a historic second - half comeback after being down 27 – 6 . This game marked the Husker ' s first visit to Columbus since 1956 . Northwestern . Nebraska came into the game leading the all time series 3 wins to 2 losses . This game was the Huskers first game in Evanston since 1931 . Michigan . Michigan came into the game leading the all time series at 4 – 2 – 1 . This was the Wolverine ' s first trip to Lincoln since a 6 – 6 tie in 1911 . Nebraska came into the game having never never lost to the Spartans , leading the all time series 6 – 0 . This was the Huskers first visit to East Lansing since spoiling Nick Saban ' s first game , a 50 – 10 Nebraska win in 1995 . Penn State . This was Penn State ' s first trip to Lincoln since 2003 where the all time series between the two coming into the game was 7 – 6 , with Nebraska having the advantage . Minnesota . The Golden Gophers lead the all time series 29 – 21 – 2 , but have not won a game in Lincoln since 1960 . The last Minnesota team to play at Nebraska was the victim of a 56 – 0 loss in 1990 . Nebraska leads the all - time series 27 – 12 – 3 . The last Husker team to visit Iowa City opened the 1999 season with a 42 – 7 victory . This game marked Nebraska ' s first appearance in the Big Ten Championship game . Nebraska ' s last appearance in a conference championship game was in 2010 their last season in the Big XII conference . Nebraska defeated Wisconsin 30 – 27 in the regular season . Wisconsin won the game and received the conference berth in the 2013 Rose Bowl .