Wisconsin is on the verge of another Big Ten championship and Ron Dayne is on the verge of major college football's career rushing record.

Both can occur on Saturday, when the No. 9 Badgers finish the regular season at home against Iowa.

	RUN FOR THE RECORD
	Ricky Williams	6,279
	Ron Dayne	6,181
	Tony Dorsett	6,082
	Charles White	5,598
	Herschel Walker	5,259
	Archie Griffin	5,177

"I can't wait," Dayne said of his final game in Camp Randall Stadium.

"As long as we're back home in front of the fans, that'll be great to break the record. But we still have a game to win. The record comes at the end, once the game is over."

Dayne rushed for 222 yards, including 41 on a fourth-quarter go-ahead touchdown, as Wisconsin beat Purdue 28-21 Saturday. He became only the third Division I player with 6,000 career yards, passing Tony Dorsett for second place and moving within 98 yards of Heisman Trophy winner Ricky Williams' year-old record of 6,279.

Coupled with Penn State's loss to Minnesota, Wisconsin has a half-game lead over the Nittany Lions and can clinch at least a share of the conference title with a victory over last-place Iowa.

"This was a good win," Badgers coach Barry Alvarez said. "We have a chance to defend a championship, and we determine it. We don't have to depend on someone else beating another team. If we win, we've got at least a piece of the championship and that was one of our goals this year."

Most of Dayne's yardage came in the second half, after Purdue came back from a 14-7 deficit and tied the game.

The Badgers then moved 80 yards, including the 41-yard scoring run by Dayne, a Big Ten-record 69th touchdown of his career.

"Great blocking was done for me. Once I scored, everybody was into the game and we never lost focus," Dayne said. "We just kept playing hard."

Dayne did everything he needed to do," said Purdue coach Joe Tiller. "The guy's a heck of a football player and I admire his competitiveness, because when the game gets tight, he takes it to another level."

"He's great," Purdue QB Drew Brees said of Dayne. "He's kind of been their team for the last four years. He's going to break the NCAA record next week and had a great day today. I think he deserves the Heisman."