After a loss to the UCLA Bruins, Nebraska won their remaining regular season games with the exception of a 38–63 loss to eventual Big Ten Leaders Division champion Ohio State. The Cornhuskers' 7–1 conference record earned the team their first Big Ten Legends Division title, and first appearance to the 2012 Big Ten Football Championship Game.
Following their loss to UCLA Bruins, Nebraska triumphed in all of their remaining regular season games, with the sole exception being a 38–63 defeat to Ohio State, who would go on to win the Big Ten Leaders Division. This resulted in Nebraska's first Big Ten Legends Division title and their inaugural appearance in the 2012 Big Ten Football Championship Game.