Tampa, Fla ? As the winningest quarterback in NCAA history, Georgia’s David Greene leaves behind quite a legacy.

“If I could hope, it would maybe just be the guy found a way to win. Not for being the best quarterback, but one who found a way,” Greene said Saturday after delivering one last time for the eighth-ranked Bulldogs in a 24-21 victory over No. 16 Wisconsin in the Outback Bowl.

The senior from Snellville, Ga., threw for 264 yards and two touchdowns in his farewell, continuing his assault on the Southeastern Conference record book and adding victory No. 42 to his NCAA mark.

As usual, he got lots of help.

There was Thomas Brown, who ran for 111 yards and one touchdown, as well as Fred Gibson and Jeremy Thomas, who caught TD passes.

Lombardi Award winner David Pollack did his part, too, forcing a crucial fumble with one of his three sacks to capture Outback MVP award.

The Bulldogs (10-2) improved to 42-10 in four years under coach Mark Richt, the second-best run for a Georgia senior class behind the 43-4-1 record compiled while winning a national championship and three straight SEC titles in the early 1980s.

“This has been the best four years of my life,” Pollack said. “Don’t cry because it’s over. Smile.”

Greene has started every game since Richt took over in 2001. He surpassed Peyton Manning’s SEC and NCAA mark for career wins (39) this season and finished 17-1 against nonconference opponents.

Georgia quarterback David Greene fires a pass against Wisconsin in the Outback Bowl. Greene threw for 270 yards and added to his NCAA record for career wins in Georgia's 24-21 victory Saturday in Tampa, Fla.

The victory gave Georgia at least 10 wins for the third straight season, one shy of the school record set in 1980-83. The Bulldogs were 13-1 with a No. 3 ranking in 2002 and finished 11-3 with a No. 7 ranking in 2003.

“Hopefully the whole Bulldog nation will always remember this senior class because we did a great job,” Gibson said. “Three years in a row 10-win seasons, you couldn’t ask for anything better than that.”

Greene completed 19 of 38 passes, but also was intercepted twice after throwing only two during the regular season. Wisconsin’s Andy Crooks returned the second pick 11 yards for a touchdown, and John Stocco’s two-point conversion pass to Jonathan Orr cut Georgia’s lead to three points with 4:13 to go.

The Bulldogs didn’t give the Badgers (9-3) a chance to get closer, driving to the Wisconsin five before taking a knee on successive plays to run out the clock. Brown gained 49 of his 111 yards rushing on the final drive.

Wisconsin finished with a three-game losing streak after beginning the season 9-0 to climb into national-title contention, but losses to Michigan State and Iowa by a combined 79-21 cost the Badgers a share of the Big Ten title and a spot in the Rose Bowl.

“Quite frankly, I think we overachieved this season,” coach Barry Alvarez said. “This is a football team that had a lot of adversity, had key players hurt. We were consistent offensively all year, yet we found ways to win.

“You always want to win, but I think you have to be realistic in the same respect. I do not consider it a disappointing year.”