Michigan 28 Wisconsin 48 - November 20, 2010 - Ann Arbor, Mich.
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ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP)—Wisconsin’s throwback style of football pushed the program one step closer to its first Big Ten title since 1999.
Montee Ball and James White combined for 354 yards rushing and six touchdowns, helping the sixth-ranked Badgers pound Michigan in a 48-28 victory Saturday.
“We’re playing as good as anybody out there,” coach Bret Bielema said.
If the Badgers (10-1, 6-1 Big Ten) beat Northwestern next week at home, they’ll will win at least a share of the title and likely earn a trip to a BCS bowl.
Michigan State, which handed Wisconsin its only loss, rallied from a 15-point deficit in the fourth quarter to beat Purdue and stay atop the Big Ten standings with the Badgers.
“Michigan State sure could’ve helped us—I mean Purdue could’ve,” Wisconsin athletic director Barry Alvarez said.
The Badgers have done plenty for themselves by beating Michigan, Ohio State and Iowa in the same season for the first time since 1959.
Wisconsin, who hadn’t win at the Big House since 1994, built a 24-0 lead at halftime against the Wolverines (7-4, 3-4) and essentially traded scores in the second half.
The Badgers ran early, often and all over—left, right and middle—with a lot of success behind a huge and experienced offensive line that created huge holes against Michigan’s three-man fronts and blitzes.
“I said, `They can’t stop our run game,”’ Bielema recalled telling his players. “Point blank, it’s just that simple.”
Ball ran for 173 yards and four TDs on 29 carries. White had a career-high 181 yards rushing and two scores on 23 carries. They became the second pair of Badgers to run for 150-plus yards in a game, joining Billy Marek (226) and Ken Starch (184) who did it against Wyoming in 1973.
“Wisconsin has always been built off the running game,” White said. “It’s a dream school.”
The underclassmen duo allowed Wisconsin to overcome the loss of injured John Clay for the second straight week and helped the team set a school record with 40 rushing TDs, breaking the previous mark set in 1974.
“What we do isn’t pretty,” Bielema said. “A lot of places, there’s a certain emphasis on being pretty and being individualized on players.”
That seemed to be a shot at Michigan, especially after Bielema was asked about Denard Robinson’s 360-yard, four-TD performance.
“For them, that’s great,” Bielema said. “We would never recruit to that.”
Robinson set two records for the Wolverines, who were coming off back-to-back Big Ten wins for the first time in Rich Rodriguez’s three seasons.
He broke Beau Morgan’s major-college record for yards rushing by quarterbacks and became the first player in NCAA history with 1,500 yards rushing and 1,500 yards passing in one year.
“It don’t mean anything to me right now,” Robinson said. “We’re getting ready to play Ohio State.”
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he Wolverines, bowl-eligible for the first time under Rodriguez, probably hurt their chances of playing in an upper-tier bowl with their latest loss and an upcoming challenge against Ohio State in the Horseshoe.
Robinson—who has thrown for 2,229 yards and run for 1,538—was 16 of 25 for 239 yards with two TDs, an interception and ran for 121 yards and two scores. He had just 22 yards passing and 74 running before halftime against the Badgers.
“Our whole focus was to stop him,” Wisconsin safety Aaron Henry said. “In the first half, we pretty much did.”
Robinson missed a wide-open Darryl Stonum on what likely would’ve been a TD after Ball’s first score gave Wisconsin a 7-0 lead late in the first quarter, leading to Seth Broekhuizen missing a 30-yard field goal that went off the right upright.
Michigan shook off a sluggish first half offensively to score 28 points in the second half, but its struggling defense made that moot by allowing the Badgers to score 24 points in both.
“I’ve never coached before and had five true freshmen playing on defense,” Rodriguez said. “Are you kidding me? I’d like to know if anyone else in Division I has five, six true freshmen playing on defense."
Robinson threw for a score and ran for another early in the third quarter, getting the Wolverines to within 10 points, but their defense couldn’t slow down the Badgers.
Wisconsin’s Scott Tolzien completed his first 13 passes—24 straight including the end of last week’s 83-20 win against Indiana—and finished 14 of 15 for 201 yards with an interception.
He completed the only pass he attempted in the 2nd half.
Wisconsin essentially sealed the victory early in the fourth quarter when defensive end J.J. Watt deflected Robinson’s pass near midfield and intercepted it.
“We enjoyed this one, but we’ve already started to look to the next one,” offensive guard John Moffitt said. “It’s time to finish this season right.”
Score by Quarters 1 2 3 4 Score
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Wisconsin........... 7 17 7 17 - 48 Record: (10-1, 6-1 Big Ten)
Michigan............ 0 0 21 7 - 28 Record: (7-4, 3-4 Big Ten)
Attendance: 112,276 (sellout)
Scoring Summary:
1st 03:15 WIS - Ball, Montee 1 yd run (Welch, Philip kick)
10 plays, 75 yards, TOP 5:07, WIS 7 - MICH 0
2nd 08:07 WIS - Welch, Philip 25 yd field goal
12 plays, 72 yards, TOP 6:45, WIS 10 - MICH 0
03:50 WIS - Ball, Montee 27 yd run (Welch, Philip kick)
5 plays, 75 yards, TOP 2:28, WIS 17 - MICH 0
01:51 WIS - White, James 61 yd run (Welch, Philip kick)
3 plays, 84 yards, TOP 1:11, WIS 24 - MICH 0
3rd 11:03 MICH - Stonum, Darryl 24 yd pass from Robinson, D. (Gibbons, B. kick)
10 plays, 71 yards, TOP 3:57, WIS 24 - MICH 7
09:23 MICH - Robinson, D. 4 yd run (Gibbons, B. kick)
2 plays, 38 yards, TOP 0:22, WIS 24 - MICH 14
05:31 WIS - White, James 23 yd run (Welch, Philip kick)
8 plays, 69 yards, TOP 3:52, WIS 31 - MICH 14
03:12 MICH - Robinson, D. 11 yd run (Gibbons, B. kick)
6 plays, 57 yards, TOP 2:19, WIS 31 - MICH 21
4th 14:58 WIS - Ball, Montee 3 yd run (Welch, Philip kick)
7 plays, 45 yards, TOP 3:14, WIS 38 - MICH 21
09:04 WIS - Welch, Philip 40 yd field goal
6 plays, 17 yards, TOP 3:13, WIS 41 - MICH 21
06:07 MICH - Roundtree, Roy 28 yd pass from Robinson, D. (Gibbons, B. kick)
8 plays, 83 yards, TOP 2:57, WIS 41 - MICH 28
02:41 WIS - Ball, Montee 4 yd run (Welch, Philip kick)
9 plays, 40 yards, TOP 3:26, WIS 48 - MICH 28
Kickoff time: 12:00 End of Game: 3:03 Total elapsed time: 3:03
Officials: Referee: D.Capron; Umpire: J.Carr; Linesman: J.Ryan; Line judge: T.Krispinsky;
Back judge: K.Schwarzel; Field judge: C.Jeffreys; Side judge: B.Sagers;
Temperature: Mid 40s Wind: W 5-10 Weather: Partly cloudy
Team Statistics
WIS MICH
FIRST DOWNS................... 26 24
Rushing..................... 17 12
Passing..................... 9 11
Penalty..................... 0 1
NET YARDS RUSHING............. 357 168
Rushing Attempts............ 58 36
Average Per Rush............ 6.2 4.7
Rushing Touchdowns.......... 6 2
Yards Gained Rushing........ 376 185
Yards Lost Rushing.......... 19 17
NET YARDS PASSING............. 201 274
Completions-Attempts-Int.... 14-15-1 19-30-1
Average Per Attempt......... 13.4 9.1
Average Per Completion...... 14.4 14.4
Passing Touchdowns.......... 0 2
TOTAL OFFENSE YARDS........... 558 442
Total offense plays......... 73 66
Average Gain Per Play....... 7.6 6.7
Fumbles: Number-Lost.......... 1-1 3-1
Penalties: Number-Yards....... 2-25 1-10
PUNTS-YARDS................... 1-41 3-119
Average Yards Per Punt...... 41.0 39.7
Net Yards Per Punt.......... 41.0 39.7
Inside 20................... 1 1
50+ Yards................... 0 0
Touchbacks.................. 0 0
Fair catch.................. 0 2
KICKOFFS-YARDS................ 9-568 3-197
Average Yards Per Kickoff... 63.1 65.7
Net Yards Per Kickoff....... 36.9 48.0
Touchbacks.................. 0 0
Punt returns: Number-Yards-TD. 0-0-0 0-0-0
Average Per Return.......... 0.0 0.0
Kickoff returns: Number-Yds-TD 3-53-0 9-236-0
Average Per Return.......... 17.7 26.2
Interceptions: Number-Yds-TD.. 1-15-0 1-9-0
Fumble Returns: Number-Yds-TD. 0-0-0 0-0-0
Miscellaneous Yards........... 0 0
Possession Time............... 36:59 23:01
1st Quarter................. 9:14 5:46
2nd Quarter................. 11:39 3:21
3rd Quarter................. 8:22 6:38
4th Quarter................. 7:44 7:16
Third-Down Conversions........ 5 of 10 6 of 12
Fourth-Down Conversions....... 0 of 0 1 of 2
Red-Zone Scores-Chances....... 4-5 3-4
Touchdowns.................. 3-5 3-4
Field goals................. 1-5 0-4
Sacks By: Number-Yards........ 2-9 1-8
PAT Kicks..................... 6-6 4-4
Field Goals................... 2-2 0-1
Wisconsin Individual Statistics
Rushing No Gain Loss Net TD Lg Avg
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White, James 23 189 8 181 2 61 7.9
Ball, Montee 29 173 0 173 4 27 6.0
Tolzien, Scott 4 14 8 6 0 7 1.5
Team 2 0 3 -3 0 0 -1.5
Totals... 58 376 19 357 6 61 6.2
Passing Cmp-Att-Int Yds TD Long Sack
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Tolzien, Scott 14-15-1 201 0 34 1
Totals... 14-15-1 201 0 34 1
Receiving No. Yds TD Long
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Kendricks, Lanc 4 74 0 34
Toon, Nick 3 57 0 30
White, James 2 19 0 10
Anderson, Isaac 2 10 0 5
Gilreath, David 1 21 0 21
Byrne, Jake 1 13 0 13
Ball, Montee 1 7 0 7
Totals... 14 201 0 34
Punting No. Yds Avg Long In20 TB
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Nortman, Brad 1 41 41.0 41 1 0
Totals... 1 41 41.0 41 1 0
Punts Kickoffs Intercept
All Returns No.Yds.Lg No.Yds.Lg No.Yds.Lg
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White, James 0 0 0 2 46 24 0 0 0
Watt, J.J. 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 15 15
Abbrederis, Jar 0 0 0 1 7 7 0 0 0
Totals... 0 0 0 3 53 24 1 15 15
Field goal attempts
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Welch, Philip 2nd 08:07 25 yds - Good
Welch, Philip 4th 09:04 40 yds - Good
Kickoffs No. Yds TB OB Avg
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Welch, Philip 9 568 0 0 63.1
FUMBLES (Number-Lost): Anderson, Isaac 1-1.
Michigan Individual Statistics
Rushing No Gain Loss Net TD Lg Avg
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Robinson, D. 22 132 11 121 2 29 5.5
Smith, Vincent 11 50 0 50 0 7 4.5
Hopkins, S. 2 3 0 3 0 3 1.5
Forcier, Tate 1 0 6 -6 0 0 -6.0
Totals... 36 185 17 168 2 29 4.7
Passing Cmp-Att-Int Yds TD Long Sack
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Robinson, D. 16-25-1 239 2 34 1
Forcier, Tate 3-5-0 35 0 13 1
Totals... 19-30-1 274 2 34 2
Receiving No. Yds TD Long
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Roundtree, Roy 7 114 1 28
Stonum, Darryl 4 99 1 34
Grady, Kelvin 3 23 0 12
Jackson, Jeremy 2 24 0 13
Webb, Martell 1 9 0 9
Hemingway, J. 1 3 0 3
Smith, Vincent 1 2 0 2
Totals... 19 274 2 34
Punting No. Yds Avg Long In20 TB
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Hagerup, Will 3 119 39.7 44 1 0
Totals... 3 119 39.7 44 1 0
Punts Kickoffs Intercept
All Returns No.Yds.Lg No.Yds.Lg No.Yds.Lg
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Stonum, Darryl 0 0 0 4 103 33 0 0 0
Gallon, Jeremy 0 0 0 2 63 36 0 0 0
Rogers, James 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 9 9
Moundros, Mark 0 0 0 1 15 15 0 0 0
Dileo, Drew 0 0 0 2 55 34 0 0 0
Totals... 0 0 0 9 236 36 1 9 9
Field goal attempts
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Broekhuizen, S. 2nd 14:52 30 yds - Missed
Kickoffs No. Yds TB OB Avg
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Hagerup, Will 3 197 0 0 65.7
FUMBLES (Number-Lost): Forcier, Tate 1-0; Robinson, D. 1-0; Gallon, Jeremy 1-1.
Wisconsin Defensive Statistics
## Player Solo Ast Tot TFL/Yds FF FR-Yd Intc BrUp Blkd Sack/Yds QH
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7 Henry, Aaron 8 2 10 . . . . . . . .
53 Taylor, Mike 3 6 9 . . . . . . . .
99 Watt, J.J. 4 2 6 . . . 1-15 1 . . .
93 Nzegwu, Louis 4 1 5 . . . . . . . .
11 Gilbert, David 4 . 4 . . . . . . . .
9 Sorensen, Blake 2 2 4 . . . . . . . .
29 Brinkley, Niles 2 2 4 . . . . 1 . . .
10 Smith, Devin 2 2 4 . . . . . . . .
15 Jean, Culme St. 3 . 3 . . . . . . . .
96 Allen, Beau 2 1 3 . . . . . . . .
95 Butrym, Patrick 2 1 3 1.0/3 . . . . . 1.0/3 .
34 Ewing, Bradie 2 1 3 . 1 . . . . . .
48 Pedersen, Jacob . 3 3 . . . . . . . .
2 Valai, Jay 1 1 2 . . . . . . . .
19 Garner, Manasse 1 1 2 . . . . . . . .
51 Dippel, Tyler 1 . 1 1.0/6 . . . . . 1.0/6 .
12 Southward, Dezm 1 . 1 . . . . . . . .
17 Fenton, A.J. 1 . 1 . . . . . . . .
26 Fenelus, Antoni 1 . 1 . . 1-0 . 2 . . .
13 O'Neill, Conor . 1 1 . . . . . . . .
Michigan Defensive Statistics
## Player Solo Ast Tot TFL/Yds FF FR-Yd Intc BrUp Blkd Sack/Yds QH
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8 Mouton, Jonas 6 7 13 . . 1-0 . . . . .
25 Demens, Kenny 5 8 13 . . . . . . . .
32 Kovacs, Jordan 4 8 12 1.0/8 . . . . . 1.0/8 .
5E Avery, Courtney 3 4 7 0.5/1 1 . . . . . .
2J Vinopal, Ray 4 2 6 1.0/1 . . . . . . .
4 Gordon, Cameron 2 3 5 . . . . . . . .
18 Rogers, James 3 1 4 . . . 1-9 . . . .
99 Patterson, Adam 3 1 4 . . . . . . . .
42 Fitzgerald, J. 3 1 4 . . . . . . . .
92 Banks, Greg 3 1 4 1.0/4 . . . . . . .
68 Martin, Mike 2 2 4 0.5/2 . . . . . . .
45 Ezeh, Obi 1 2 3 . . . . . . . .
52 Leach, Kevin 1 1 2 . . . . . . . .
88 Roh, Craig 1 1 2 . . . . . . . .
23 Simmons, Floyd 1 . 1 . . . . . . . .
16 Robinson, D. 1 . 1 . . . . . . . .
39 Heininger, W 1 . 1 . . . . . . . .
55 Black, Jibreel . 1 1 . . . . . . . .
2B Talbott, T. . 1 1 . . . . . . . .
13 Johnson, Carvin . 1 1 . . . . . . . .
53 Van Bergen, R. . 1 1 . . . . . . . .
Drive Chart
Drive Started Drive Ended Consumed
Team Qtr Spot Time Obtained Spot Time How Lost Pl-Yds TOP
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WIS 1st W08 15:00 Kickoff M42 10:53 Punt 7-50 4:07
WIS 1st W25 08:22 Punt M00 03:15 *TOUCHDOWN 10-75 5:07#
WIS 2nd W20 14:52 Missed FG M08 08:07 *FIELD GOAL 12-72 6:45#
WIS 2nd W25 06:18 Punt M00 03:50 *TOUCHDOWN 5-75 2:28
WIS 2nd W16 02:56 Punt M00 01:45 *TOUCHDOWN 3-84 1:11
WIS 2nd M27 01:45 Fumble M19 00:30 Interception 3-8 1:15#
WIS 3rd W27 11:03 Kickoff W38 09:45 Fumble 3-11 1:18
WIS 3rd W31 09:23 Kickoff M00 05:31 *TOUCHDOWN 8-69 3:52
WIS 3rd M45 03:12 Kickoff M00 14:58 *TOUCHDOWN 7-45 3:14#
WIS 4th M40 12:17 Interception M23 09:04 *FIELD GOAL 6-17 3:13
WIS 4th M40 06:07 Kickoff M00 02:41 *TOUCHDOWN 9-40 3:26#
WIS 4th W18 01:03 Downs W15 00:00 End of half 2--3 1:03
MICH 1st M01 10:53 Punt M35 08:22 Punt 7-34 2:31
MICH 1st M28 03:15 Kickoff W13 14:52 Missed FG 12-59 3:23#
MICH 2nd M36 08:07 Kickoff M40 06:18 Punt 3-4 1:49
MICH 2nd M37 03:50 Kickoff M40 02:56 Punt 3-3 0:54
MICH 2nd M27 01:51 Kickoff M27 01:45 Fumble 0-0 0:06
MICH 2nd M15 00:30 Interception M39 00:00 End of half 2-24 0:30
MICH 3rd M29 15:00 Kickoff W00 11:03 *TOUCHDOWN 10-71 3:57
MICH 3rd W38 09:45 Fumble W00 09:23 *TOUCHDOWN 2-38 0:22#
MICH 3rd M43 05:31 Kickoff W00 03:12 *TOUCHDOWN 6-57 2:19#
MICH 4th M28 14:58 Kickoff W32 12:17 Interception 8-40 2:41
MICH 4th M17 09:04 Kickoff W00 06:07 *TOUCHDOWN 8-83 2:57#
MICH 4th M43 02:41 Kickoff W18 01:03 Downs 6-39 1:38
WIS 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 1st 2nd
Qtr Qtr Qtr Qtr Half Half Total
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Time of possession 09:14 11:39 08:22 07:44 20:53 16:06 36:59
3rd Down Conversions 1/2 2/4 1/2 1/2 3/6 2/4 5/10
Avg Field Position W16 W33 W37 W46 W27 W41 W34
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0
MICH 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 1st 2nd
Qtr Qtr Qtr Qtr Half Half Total
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Time of possession 05:46 03:21 06:38 07:16 09:07 13:54 23:01
3rd Down Conversions 2/3 0/3 2/3 2/3 2/6 4/6 6/12
Avg Field Position M14 M29 M44 M29 M23 M37 M30
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0 1/1 0/1 0/0 1/2 1/2
