Badger Bits: Mistakes on special teams beyond maddening
I'm not an advocate of booing your team at home, especially in the college ranks where most of the players aren't being rewarded handsomely for their exploits. But when the boobirds came out...
| Final - 11.5.2011 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Purdue Boilermakers | 10 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 17 |
| Wisconsin Badgers | 14 | 24 | 14 | 10 | 62 |
I'm not an advocate of booing your team at home, especially in the college ranks where most of the players aren't being rewarded handsomely for their exploits. But when the boobirds came out...
Montee Ball (28) and the Badgers will look to win their eight-straight game over the Minnesota Gophers, and to keep their hopes alive of playing in the Big Ten championship game.
BADGERS BACK TO 1-0
Here is a look at week 10 in Big Ten play.
Jared Abbrederis is playing his way into a scholarship, and he can help the Badgers bounce back Saturday against Purdue.
Purdue is a major underdog at Wisconsin this Saturday.
Michael Hunt is a columnist-type person who writes for a very big newspaper, and with such a lofty position comes the pressure of having to take a stance on anything and everything whether you want...
The Badgers will look to Aaron Henry (7) and others as they try to get back on track against Purdue.
Our Boilers face a very difficult test on Saturday in Madison.
Peter Konz and Travis Frederick believe it's time for the Badgers to get back to basics for their game against Purdue this Saturday.
The Wisconsin Badgers are still a really talented bunch of football players. Will they have the confidence to match?
Bret Bielema's team has a chance to get back on track against Purdue this Saturday.
| FINAL | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Purdue | 10 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 17 |
| Wisconsin | 14 | 24 | 14 | 10 | 62 |
| Scoring Drives |
|---|
| Quarter 1 |
| 12:47 left: Wisconsin Touchdown - 2-yard pass from Russell Wilson to Jacob Pedersen. (Philip Welch extra point is good). |
| 12:47 left: |
| 12:24 left: Purdue Touchdown - 30-yard pass from Caleb TerBush to Crosby Wright. (Carson Wiggs extra point is good). |
| 12:24 left: |
| 3:24 left: Wisconsin Touchdown - 5-yard pass from Russell Wilson to Jared Abbrederis. (Philip Welch extra point is good). |
| 3:24 left: |
| 1:13 left: Purdue Field Goal - 25-yarder by Carson Wiggs. |
| Quarter 2 |
| 12:14 left: Wisconsin Touchdown - 1-yard run by Montee Ball. (Philip Welch extra point is good). |
| 12:14 left: |
| 6:16 left: Wisconsin Touchdown - 6 yard-run by Russell Wilson. (Philip Welch extra point is good). |
| 6:16 left: |
| 2:59 left: Wisconsin Touchdown - 3-yard run by Montee Ball. (Philip Welch extra point is good). |
| 2:59 left: |
| 0:24 left: Purdue Touchdown - 2-yard run by Justin Siller. (Carson Wiggs extra point is good). |
| 0:24 left: |
| 0:00 left: Wisconsin Field Goal - 52-yarder by Philip Welch. |
| Quarter 3 |
| 12:01 left: Wisconsin Touchdown - 29-yard run by Montee Ball. (Philip Welch extra point is good). |
| 12:01 left: |
| 11:01 left: Wisconsin Touchdown - 5-yard run by James White. (Philip Welch extra point is good). |
| 11:01 left: |
| Quarter 4 |
| 12:59 left: Wisconsin Touchdown - 1-yard run by James White. (Philip Welch extra point is good). |
| 12:59 left: |
| 5:02 left: Wisconsin Field Goal - 29-yarder by Kyle French. |
| Team statistics | Purdue | Wisconsin |
|---|---|---|
| Time of Possession | 23:17 | 36:43 |
| First Downs | 14 | 30 |
| Passing Yards Completions-Attempts Interceptions | 15-29 2 | 18-24 0 |
| Rushing Yards Attempts | 120 29 | 364 54 |
| Punt Return Yards | 0 | 5 |
| Turnovers Fumbles-Lost Interceptions | 2 2-0 2 | 1 2-1 0 |
| Penalties-Yards | 8-65 | 4-17 |
| Punts-Average | 6-38.3 | 3-37.0 |