An evil magic was unleashed upon the Nebraska football program on October 8, 2011.
As new members of the Big Ten conference, Bo Pelini and the Cornhuskers were off to a rocky start. They managed their way through a non-conference slate that included Chattanooga, Fresno State, a mediocre Washington team and Wyoming. That set up a matchup between a pair of undefeated teams to kick off league play in Week 5, but Russell Wilson and Wisconsin rolled in a 48-17 rout.
A week later, Nebraska played host to a struggling Ohio State team for a primetime matchup.