LINCOLN - Perfect. That might be the best way to describe Senior Night Saturday for DeWitt Tri County graduate Wes Cammack and 12 other Nebraska football players completing their eligibility with the Huskers this season.

Not only did the Husker seniors get to end their careers at Memorial Stadium with a win over the Kansas State Wildcats, but the victory also gave them the opportunity to extend their Big 12 season.

With the win, Nebraska earned the Big 12 North Division championship and a spot in the conference’s title game Dec. 5 at Cowboys Stadium in Arlington, Texas. The Huskers will take on the Texas Longhorns in the championship game, which is slated for a 7 p.m. kickoff.

“This is a great feeling,” Cammack said. “You couldn’t ask for a better way to go out, winning the North and getting to go to Dallas to play for the title.

“It’s a while and it will be good to get back.”

Nebraska last played in the Big 12 Championship game in 2006 when this year’s seniors were freshmen or redshirt freshmen.

Cammack, a receiver at Nebraska, said the Huskers know that every win late in the season will put them in a position to go to a better bowl game.

“Heck, you go and win the Big 12 and you’re into a BCS bowl,” Cammack said. “We’re trying to take it one game at a time. We’ve got Colorado coming up first.”

But while the Huskers still have more work to do this season, there was some time Saturday night set aside to honor Cammack and the rest of the senior class.

When the rest of the Huskers went into the locker room after pregame warm-ups, the seniors and head coach Bo Pelini stayed behind.

Pelini shook hands with each senior, returned hugs from his players and had a few words for each as they were introduced to the Memorial Stadium crowd about 25 minutes before kickoff.

“I just told him it’s been a pleasure and he said the same thing,” Cammack said. “He said he’ll be there for us for life and to come back and say hi to him or whatever.

“We’ve formed a good bond in the short two years he’s been here.”

Then it was time for Cammack to make his solo run onto the Memorial Stadium field to the cheers of the fans.

“I didn’t know if my ovation would be louder than (Ndamukong) Suh’s or not,” Cammack said, laughing, “’cause I was right before him. Regardless, it was a good feeling.”

The seniors met their parents on the Husker sideline after they were introduced and then headed back to the locker room to join the rest of the team.

The actual tunnel walk later with the rest of their teammates was “an emotional time,” Cammack said.

“It’s the last time you’re going to be coming out,” Cammack said. “I feel honored to have played here for the last five years.”

Cammack redshirted his first year at Nebraska after making the team as a true walk-on.

While all 13 seniors served as game captains for the Huskers Saturday night, Nebraska natives Cammack, Andy Christensen, Colton Koehler and Derek Meyer represented the Huskers for the coin flip at midfield prior to the start of the game.

It was one show of respect for the seniors from the coaching staff.

Another show of respect toward Cammack  came late in the game.

While the DeWitt native hasn’t been seeing much game-day action this season, receivers coach Ted Gilmore wanted to get Cammack in the game Saturday.

With seconds left in the contest and Nebraska ready to run out the clock on offense, Cammack entered the game as part of the Huskers’ “victory” formation.

Cammack said it was special to be able to end his home career on the field.

“That meant a lot,” Cammack said. “Coach Gilmore was trying to get me in there. It was good to be on the field for the last two (plays).”

One thing Cammack missed out on by being on the field was the Gatorade bath given to Pelini on the sideline.

“I looked over there and I got a glimpse of that,” Cammack said, smiling. “He was pretty wet when he talked to us after the game.”

During the week, Pelini had told the team how important is was to send the seniors out with a win on their home field.

“It was a big thing for us as seniors, because we’ve been through a lot,” Cammack said.

“A lot” included the change in coaching staff midway through their careers.

Pelini talked to the underclassmen about playing for the seniors during the week, Cammack said.

“That means a lot,” Cammack said. “You know the other guys have your back and especially your head coach.”

One of Nebraska’s smallest senior classes in recent years, Cammack said the low numbers kept the players close.

“We’ve all got closer in the years we’ve been here,” Cammack said.

But while Cammack and the rest of the Huskers seniors have played their final game at Memorial Stadium, Cammack said the team still has goals to achieve this season.

“We want to keep winning,” Cammack said. “We want to take one game at a time and keep winning.

“We want to do the best we can and, hopefully, go get a ring. That would be huge for this program and for the guys coming up.”