Gophers take back Axe, beat Wisconsin 37-15
MADISON -- Demetrius Douglas returned a punt 69 yards for a touchdown, Minnesota's defense held up on the road and the Golden Gophers ran away from Wisconsin for a 37-15 win on Saturday to snap a 14-game losing streak in the rivalry and reclaim Paul Bunyan's Axe.Mohamed Ibrahim ran for 121 yards and a 10-yard touchdown run on 26 carries for Minnesota (6-6, 3-6 Big Ten), which became bowl eligible for the first time under second-year coach P.J. Fleck.The Gophers took a page from the Badgers' playbook by pounding away on the ground in the second half.
No. 4 Virginia tops No. 25 Wisconsin in Atlantis
PARADISE ISLAND, Bahamas -- De'Andre Hunter had 20 points and nine rebounds to help No. 4 Virginia beat No. 25 Wisconsin 53-46 on Friday in the Battle 4 Atlantis championship game.Ty Jerome added 11 points for the Cavaliers (6-0), who led 33-18 after a strong first half, and then sputtered offensively as the Badgers kept pushing back.
Wisconsin celebrates Taylor-made OT victory at Purdue
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Jonathan Taylor rushed for a career-high 321 yards and scored three times including the decisive 17-yard run in triple overtime to give Wisconsin a 47-44 come-from-behind victory at Purdue on Saturday.
Happ scores 30 as Wisconsin pulls away from Xavier 77-68
CINCINNATI — Ethan Happ flipped in a one-handed shot, and then drove past a defender for a dunk.
Wisconsin Badgers fall to Penn State 22-10
STATE COLLEGE, Pa. — Trace McSorley tied Penn State's record for wins by a quarterback with his 29th, and 21st-ranked Nittany Lions beat Wisconsin 22-10 on Saturday.
Wisconsin runs away from Rutgers 31-17, Taylor with 3 TDs
MADISON -- Jonathan Taylor rushed for 208 yards and three touchdowns, and Wisconsin played smash-mouth football in the second half to run away from Rutgers for a 31-17 win on Saturday.Ryan Connelly led a strong effort from the front seven with eight tackles, while Andrew Van Ginkel blocked a field-goal attempt for the Badgers (6-3, 4-2 Big Ten).Starting quarterback Alex Hornibrook left the game at halftime because of a head injury, a week after missing a loss at Northwestern while in the concussion protocol.All backup quarterback Jack Coan had to do in the third quarter was hand off to his running backs.Why not when you have Taylor, the nation's leading rusher, in the backfield?The Badgers had 13 plays, all runs, for 163 yards in the quarter to turn a 10-0 halftime lead into a comfortable 24-3 advantage.
Wisconsin Badgers to honor firefighter killed in Sun Prairie explosion at football game
MADISON -- The Wisconsin Badgers will honor a man killed in a Sun Prairie explosion, at the football game in Madison on Saturday, Nov. 3.Sun Prairie volunteer firefighter Captain Cory Barr was killed while on duty responding to a gas leak on Tuesday, July 10.
Wisconsin falls to Northwestern on the road, 31-17
EVANSTON, Ill. — Clayton Thorson ran for two touchdowns and threw for one, and Northwestern beat No. 20 Wisconsin 31-17 on Saturday.The Big Ten West-leading Wildcats (5-3, 5-1) moved 1 1/2 games ahead of the Badgers (5-3, 3-2) and gained some revenge for a loss at Camp Randall Stadium early last season that helped keep them out of the conference championship game.With quarterback Alex Hornibrook missing the game because of a concussion and the defense without several injured starters, it was simply a rough afternoon for Wisconsin.
Taylor and Deal carry No. 23 Wisconsin past Illinois 49-20
MADISON -- Jonathan Taylor rushed for 159 yards and Taiwan Deal ran for 111 yards and two touchdowns as No. 23 Wisconsin took advantage of five first-half turnovers to rout Illinois 49-20 on Saturday.
No. 15 Wisconsin falls 38-13 to No. 12 Michigan
ANN ARBOR, Mich. -- Shea Patterson accounted for 214 yards of offense and a touchdown, leading No. 12 Michigan to a 38-13 victory over No. 15 Wisconsin on Saturday night.The Wolverines (6-1, 4-0 Big Ten) beat a ranked conference team for the first time since topping the Badgers two years ago.
Badgers’ WR Quintez Cephus pleads not guilty to sexual assault
MADISON — University of Wisconsin receiver Quintez Cephus has pleaded not guilty to charges alleging that he sexually assaulted two drunken women in his apartment this past spring.Cephus entered the plea to charges of second- and third-degree sexual assault during a hearing in Madison on Thursday,Oct. 11.Prosecutors allege that Cephus sexually assaulted both women simultaneously.
Wisconsin receiver sues university over discipline probe
MADISON — Embattled University of Wisconsin receiver Quintez Cephus is suing the school because he says a disciplinary probe it is conducting while he's trying to defend himself in a criminal sexual assault case violates his rights.Cephus was suspended from the Badgers in August after he was charged with sexually assaulting two drunken women in his apartment.
No. 16 Wisconsin's run game wears down Nebraska in 41-24 win
MADISON -- Jonathan Taylor ran for 221 yards and three scores, including a career-best 88-yarder in the fourth quarter, and No. 16 Wisconsin's punishing ground game wore down winless Nebraska in a 41-24 victory on Saturday night.The Badgers (4-1, 2-0 Big Ten) withstood the Cornhuskers' desperate second-half comeback attempt from a 17-point halftime deficit led by two touchdown passes in the third quarter by Adrian Martinez.
Watch the Badgers play on the big screen at Fiserv Forum's covered beer garden
MILWAUKEE -- Need a place to watch the Wisconsin Badgers play Saturday night, Oct. 6?
No. 18 Wisconsin rallies past Iowa 28-17
IOWA CITY, Iowa — Alex Hornibrook threw a 17-yard TD pass to A.J. Taylor with 57 seconds left and No. 18 Wisconsin bounced back from last week's loss by rallying past Iowa 28-17 on Saturday night.
UW linebacker growing on the field and on campus: 'It's important to not be 1-dimensional'
MADISON -- College is a time for personal growth, and for Wisconsin Badgers linebacker Zack Baun, that's taking place on the field and on campus.The Badgers have had a string of standout players at linebacker in recent seasons and Baun hopes to join that group.
BYU upsets No. 6 Wisconsin 24-21
MADISON -- Squally Canada ran for 118 yards and two touchdowns and BYU handed mistake-prone Wisconsin its first nonconference home loss since 2003, giving the No. 6 Badgers fits with its motion offense in a 24-21 victory Saturday.
Judge refuses to drop sex assault charge against Badgers' receiver
MADISON — A judge ordered Wisconsin receiver Quintez Cephus to stand trial Tuesday on charges that he sexually assaulted two drunken women this spring, rejecting a motion from his attorneys to dismiss one of the counts alleging that the women weren't as impaired as investigators say.Prosecutors charged Cephus in August with second- and third-degree sexual assault, both of which are felonies.
Taylor scores 3 TDs, No. 5 Wisconsin beats New Mexico 45-14
MADISON — Jonathan Taylor ran for 253 yards and three touchdowns, and No. 5 Wisconsin asserted its dominance after allowing a score on the game-opening drive, beating New Mexico 45-14 on Saturday.A.J. Taylor had 134 yards receiving and a score for the Badgers (2-0), who won their 41st straight home nonconference game.
Taylor scores twice, No. 4 Wisconsin beats W. Kentucky 34-3
MADISON — Jonathan Taylor took the handoff and went left as the Wisconsin offensive line and three tight ends cleared a path to the end zone.The dynamic back waited patiently for the holes and weaved through traffic.