Wisconsin Badgers shut out by No. 1 Ohio State Buckeyes, 34-0

MADISON, Wis. - The Wisconsin Badgers hosted the top-ranked Ohio State Buckeyes at Camp Randall Stadium on Saturday, Oct. 18 – and got shut out.

Scoring summary

1st quarter

• At 8:32, Ohio State's J. Sayin pass complete. Catch made by C. Tate for 33 yards. TOUCHDOWN. Ohio State takes a 7-0 lead over Wisconsin.
• At 4:44, Ohio State's J. Fielding 38-yard field goal attempt is good. Ohio State extends lead, 10-0, over Wisconsin.
• At 0:10, Ohio State's J. Sayin pass complete. Catch made by C. Tate for 10 yards. TOUCHDOWN. Ohio State's lead extended, 17-0 over Wisconsin.

2nd quarter

• At 8:47, Ohio State's J. Fielding 37-yard field goal attempt is good. Ohio State lead is now 20-0 over Wisconsin.

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3rd quarter

• At 1:22, Ohio State's J. Sayin pass complete. Catch made by W. Kacmarek for 2 yards. TOUCHDOWN. Ohio State's lead is now 27-0 over Wisconsin.

4th quarter

• At 5:42, Ohio State's J. Sayin pass complete. Catch made by B. Inniss for 13 yards. TOUCHDOWN. Ohio State leads Wisconsin, 34-0.

FINAL: Ohio State 34, Wisconsin 0

Game recap

What we know:

Julian Sayin connected with Carnell Tate for two of his four touchdown passes, and No. 1 Ohio State rolled to a 34-0 victory over Wisconsin on Saturday.

Ohio State (7-0, 4-0 Big Ten) has an average margin of 25.8 points during an 11-game win streak, which started with its four College Football Playoff victories during its run to the national title last season. The Buckeyes have won their first seven games this season by an average margin of 30.6 points.

Wisconsin (2-5, 0-4) has suffered back-to-back shutout losses for the first time since 1977, when the Badgers fell 42-0 to Ohio State and 22-0 to Purdue in successive weeks. Wisconsin was coming off a 37-0 home loss to Iowa.

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The Badgers have lost their last five games by an average margin of 25.2 points and have dropped their last 10 matchups against Power Four conference teams.

Sayin passed to Tate for a 34-yard touchdown on Ohio State’s first drive and a 10-yard score with four seconds left in the opening period. Both touchdowns came in third-down situations.

Sayin also threw a 2-yard touchdown pass to Will Kacmarek late in the third quarter and a 13-yarder to Brandon Inniss in the fourth.

Ohio State put this one away early by grabbing a 17-0 lead in the first quarter.

Wisconsin got the ball first, and there was a scattering of boos when it opted against going for it on fourth-and-1 from its own 34. A friendly roll on a 55-yard punt from Sean West caused Ohio State to start its first drive on its own 11.

Sayin promptly went 8 of 8 on the ensuing possession, which culminated with Tate catching a 34-yard pass across the middle on third-and-11 despite losing his helmet as he came down.

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Wisconsin’s next series ended with Hunter Simmons throwing a pass that bounced off running back Cade Yacamelli before getting intercepted by Sonny Styles. The turnover gave Ohio State the ball at the Wisconsin 43, setting up Jayden Fielding’s 38-yard field goal.

Sayin then found Tate again in the left corner of the end zone on third-and-4. Sayin was 14 of 15 for 169 yards by the end of the first period.