Jonathan Taylor over 200 again in No. 15 Badgers’ 37-21 win over Neb
LINCOLN -- Jonathan Taylor ran for 204 yards and two touchdowns, Aaron Cruickshank ran back a kickoff 89 yards for a score, and No. 15 Wisconsin beat Nebraska 37-21 on Saturday, Nov. 16.Taylor became the first Football Bowl Subdivision player since at least 2000 to run for 200 yards three times against the same team, according to Sportradar.
Davidson, Ford lift Wisconsin past McNeese in 83-63 win
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin made more 3-pointers in its game against McNeese than it did in its first two games of the season.
Jonathan Taylor helps No. 16 Wisconsin outlast No. 18 Iowa 24-22
MADISON -- Jonathan Taylor rushed for a season-high 250 yards and Danny Davis ran for a touchdown and caught another as No. 16 Wisconsin outlasted No. 18 Iowa 24-22 on Saturday.Taylor became the first running back this season to rush for more than 100 yards against Iowa as Wisconsin (7-2, 4-2 Big Ten, No. 13 College Football Playoff) held on to the Heartland Trophy, given each year to the winner of this game.
Wisconsin defeats Eastern Illinois 65-52 in home opener
MADISON — Kobe King scored a game-high 18 points, Nate Reuvers added 14 points, 14 rebounds and nine blocks, and the Wisconsin Badgers defeated Eastern Illinois 65-52 in their home opener Friday night.Wisconsin forward Aleem Ford had 11 points before fouling out, as the Badgers (1-1) bounced back from their season-opening overtime loss to No. 20 Saint Mary's on Tuesday.Marvin Johnson led Eastern Illinois with 12 points, including two 3-pointers, and George Dixon added 11 points and eight rebounds for the Panthers.But the night belonged to Wisconsin assistant coach Howard Moore.Before the game, Wisconsin had a video tribute and a moment of silence for Moore and his family.
Ford scores 26, No. 20 Saint Mary's edges Wisconsin in OT
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. — Saint Mary's got a familiar test from Wisconsin's defense at an unfamiliar venue.Jordan Ford scored 26 points, Malik Fitts added 16 and the 20th-ranked Gaels hung on to beat Wisconsin 65-63 in overtime in the season opener for both teams on Tuesday night."Wisconsin is hard to get baskets on," Saint Mary's coach Randy Bennett said. "We just kept grinding and making them work, covering the on-balls and just tried to wear them out."Saint Mary's led the entire second half before Wisconsin closed the gap and took a brief lead in overtime.
Dobbins, Young, No. 3 Ohio State roll No. 13 Badgers 38-7
COLUMBUS, Ohio — J.K. Dobbins rushed for 163 yards and two touchdowns, Chase Young was nearly unblockable with four sacks and No. 3 Ohio State routed No. 13 Wisconsin 38-7 on Saturday.Dobbins slashed Wisconsin's top-ranked defense for long gains in the second half, including scoring runs of 9 and 14 yards in a game played from beginning to end in the driving rain.
AP poll: Wisconsin Badgers fall to 13 after upset ahead of showdown with Ohio State
MADISON -- Ohio State edged past Clemson to No. 3 in The Associated Press college football poll and Wisconsin dropped to 13th after being upset ahead of its showdown with the Buckeyes.Alabama remained No. 1 on Sunday in the AP Top 25 presented by Regions Bank, receiving 24 first-place votes.
Illinois stuns No. 6 Wisconsin 24-23 with last-second field goal
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- The plan was for Wisconsin to roll into a showdown with Ohio State next week unbeaten, with a defense putting up historic numbers and a Heisman Trophy contender at running back.Illinois had other plans.James McCourt kicked a 39-yard field as time expired and the Illini pulled off the biggest upset of the college football season, knocking off No. 6 Wisconsin 24-23 on Saturday."Our program, we needed to get a signature win.
Big Ten battle: Watch the Wisconsin-Ohio State game only on FOX6 on Oct. 26
COLUMBUS, Ohio -- It is slated to be one of the biggest Big Ten matchups all season -- and you'll be able to see the game only on FOX6.Mark your calendar for Saturday, Oct. 26 when Fox kicks off a college football doubleheader with Wisconsin at Ohio State.
Badgers become 1st new team to crack Top 6 in AP college football poll
NEW YORK — LSU moved up to No. 2 in The Associated Press college football poll, giving the Southeastern Conference the top two teams in the country for the 29th time and putting the Tigers behind No. 1 Alabama less than a month before the rivals meet in Tuscaloosa.The Tigers jumped from No. 5, past No. 3 Clemson and No. 4 Ohio State, after beating Florida in a matchup of unbeaten teams Saturday night.
No. 8 Wisconsin Badgers post 4th shutout in 38-0 win over Michigan State Spartans
MADISON -- Jonathan Taylor rushed for two touchdowns, Wisconsin's defense posted its fourth shutout of the season and the No. 8 Badgers cruised to a 38-0 win over Michigan State on Saturday, Oct. 12.
Taylor scores 5 TDs to lead No. 8 Wisconsin past Kent State
MADISON, Wis. — Jonathan Taylor had four rushing touchdowns and caught a TD pass, Zack Baun had a career-high three sacks, and the eighth-ranked Badgers coasted to a 48-0 win over Kent State on Saturday.Taylor had 19 rushes for 186 yards, eclipsing the 100-yard mark for the 27th time in 32 career games with the Badgers (5-0).Baun's three sacks led a Wisconsin defense that pitched its third shutout of the season.
Jonathan Taylor, defense lead No. 8 Badgers past Northwestern 24-15
MADISON -- Jonathan Taylor ran for 119 yards and his 11th touchdown of the season, Wisconsin got two scores from its defense, and the eighth-ranked Badgers remained unbeaten with a 24-15 win over Northwestern on Saturday.
AP Top 25: Wisconsin into top 10; Cal makes big move to 15
MADISON -- Wisconsin moved into the top 10 for the first time this season, landing at No. 8 in The Associated Press college football poll after a weekend during which seven ranked teams lost.The top of the AP Top 25 presented by Regions Bank remained mostly unchanged, with Clemson staying No. 1, followed by three Southeastern Conference teams: No. 2 Alabama, No. 3 Georgia and No. 4 LSU.
Jonathan Taylor helps No. 13 Wisconsin trounce No. 11 Michigan 35-14
MADISON -- Jonathan Taylor ran for 203 yards and two touchdowns, Jack Coan added a career-high two rushing touchdowns and No. 13 Wisconsin made it look easy in a 35-14 victory over No. 11 Michigan on Saturday, Sept. 21.
'Grateful and blessed:' Cristian Driver, Donald Driver's son, gets scholarship offer from UW
MADISON -- The Wisconsin Badgers extended a scholarship offer to Cristian Driver, Donald Driver's son.Cristian Driver, a sophomore in Texas, tweeted the news.Driver is a safety and a highly-touted recruit, with a number of big schools showing interest.
Badgers DL Matt Henningsen rewarded with scholarship: 'I love it here'
MADISON -- The Wisconsin Badgers football team is full of highly recruited athletes who were given a scholarship to play at Camp Randall.
Taylor, Cephus lead No. 17 Wisconsin past Central Michigan 61-0
MADISON -- Jonathan Taylor rushed for three touchdowns and caught another, Quintez Cephus scored his first two touchdowns of the season and No. 17 Wisconsin cruised past Central Michigan 61-0 in its home opener Saturday.While Wisconsin (2-0) had 599 yards of total offense, Central Michigan (1-1) managed just 58 yards and three first downs.
Red, white, and brew: Badgers PA announcer grows hops, bottles beer for friends in his spare time
MADISON -- The public address announcer you hear at Wisconsin Badgers games at Camp Randall Stadium is also quite the home brewer.A combination of many things make up a Badgers basketball game at the Kohl Center.
No. 19 Wisconsin to start QB Jack Coan in season opener
MADISON — Jack Coan has been named starter at quarterback for 19th-ranked Wisconsin, which opens the season Friday at South Florida.Sunday's move came as no surprise, since Coan took the first-team reps in fall camp, ahead of Chase Wolf and highly touted freshman Graham Mertz.