WISCONSIN FOOTBALL

18 STRAIGHT BOWLS ▪ 102 WINS LAST 10 SEASONS ▪ 11 CONSENSUS 1ST҃TEAM ALL҃AMERICANS LAST 10 SEASONS

POSTGAME NOTES #13 WISCONSIN 49, MICHIGAN 11 ▪ NOV. 14, 2020 ▪ MICHIGAN STADIUM ▪ ANN ARBOR, MICH.

TEAM NOTES  Wisconsin limited Michigan to 1 total yard in the  Sophomore ILB Leo Chenal recorded the first first quarter, holding the Wolverines without a first interception of his career on the Wolverines’ second  Today’s game captain: senior S Eric Burrell down on just 7 total plays. Of Michigan’s three pos- series of the game, returning it 31 yards. He also  Wisconsin improved to 2-0 for the fifth consecu- sessions in the first quarter, two ended in intercep- posted his second-career sack. tive season. tions and the other was a three-and-out.  Freshman OLB Nick Herbig recorded a career-  The Badgers won for the 5th time in their last 7 . The Badgers held the ball for 11:33 of the first high 5 tackles, including 3.0 TFLs. meetings with Michigan. quarter, with Michigan’s time of possession at  Sophomore LB C.J. Goetz set a new career high just 3:27.  Wisconsin’s 38-point win was its largest-ever with 4 tackles. margin of victory over Michigan, surpassing the  UW owned a 40:15 to 19:45 edge in time of  Junior S Scott Nelson recorded the 2nd intercep- previous mark of 22 in a 34-12 win in Ann Arbor on possession. tion of his career on the Wolverines’ first play from Nov. 3, 1962.  The Badgers were a perfect 6-for-6 in the red scrimmage. The pick came on Nelson’s first play  The Badgers 49 points is also the most UW has zone, scoring touchdowns on each of their 6 trips since leaving the Badgers’ 2019 season opener with ever scored against the Wolverines, surpassing the inside the 20-yard line. Michigan was 0-for-1. a knee injury. He also tied for the team lead with 5 previous high of 48 in a 48-28 win on Nov. 20, 2010. tackles, including 1.0 tackle for loss.  UW’s victory marked the first by the road team INDIVIDUAL NOTES in the Wisconsin-Michigan series since the Badgers  Redshirt freshman QB Graham Mertz finished scored a 48-28 win over the Wolverines at the Big 12-for-22 for 127 yards with 2 TDs and 0 INTs. House in 2010. . Through 2 games this season, Mertz is now  Combined with last year’s 35-14 victory at Camp 32-for-43 for 375 yards with 7 TDs and 0 INTs. Randall Stadium, Wisconsin has recorded wins over  Junior TE Jake Ferguson pulled in a 13-yard Michigan in consecutive seasons for the fourth time touchdown pass from Mertz in the third quarter, in school history (1959-60, 1993-94, 2009-10). giving him 4 TDs on the season.  improved to 54-16 (.771) in his sixth . Ferguson has caught at least 1 pass in each of season as Wisconsin’s head coach, ranking him 4th his 29 career games, matching the nation’s 5th on UW’s all-time wins list: longest active streak. WINS AS WISCONSIN COACH, ALLTIME  Senior WR Danny Davis scored his 2nd-career Coach (Years) Wins rushing touchdown on a 4-yard run in the fourth 1. (1990-2005)* 119 quarter. He also set career highs in both carries (7) 2. (2006-12) 68 and yards (65). 3. Phil King (1896-1902, ’05) 65 4. Paul Chryst (2015-present) 54  Freshman WR Chimere Dike made the first start 5. (1956-66) 52 of his career and hauled in the first 2 catches of his * Also served as coach in 2 bowl games (2012, 2014) career for 29 yards. He also posted a 30-yard carry.

 Under Chryst, Wisconsin is:  Sophomore RB Nakia Watson doubled his career . 36-10 (.783) in play touchdown output by scoring a career-best 2 rush- . 20-6 (.769) in road games ing touchdowns. He opened the scoring for the . 3-2 (.600) vs. Michigan Badgers with a 2-yard run in the first quarter and added a 10-yard TD in the second quarter. He  Only Clemson (.929), Oklahoma (.923), Alabama finished with 65 rushing yards, the second-highest (.913), Ohio State (.880) and Georgia (.792) have total of his career. won a higher percentage of their road games since 2015 than the Badgers’ .769 mark under Chryst.  Freshman RB Jalen Berger made his Badgers debut and led the Badgers with 87 yards rushing on  The Badgers posted a 28-0 halftime lead over 15 carries including a 23-yard rushing touchdown the Wolverines for the second straight season. UW in the fourth quarter. He also caught 2 passes for eventually led 35-0 last season in Camp Randall en 13 yards. route to a 35-14 win.  Senior FB Mason Stokke matched his career . Those games mark the two times over the last 25 high with a pair of touchdowns. He scored a 1-yard seasons that Michigan has trailed by at least 28 touchdown reception in the first quarter, the second points at halftime. TD catch of his career — and second in as many . Per Elias, UW’s 28-0 advantage marked the larg- games. He added a 1-yard touchdown run — the est halftime deficit for the Wolverines in the his- third rushing TD of his career — on the first play of tory of Michigan Stadium, which opened in 1927. the second quarter to give UW a 21-0 lead.  The Badgers ran for 341 yards and 5 touch-  Junior FB John Chenal ran for a career-high 71 downs. Including last season’s win over Michigan, yards on 6 rushes. UW has now ran for 700 yards on 108 carries (6.5  Redshirt freshman RB Stephan Bracey got his ypc) with 10 touchdowns in the last 2 meetings. first-career carry, toting the ball for 3 yards.