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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. Paul Chryst 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. Barry Alvarez (1990-2005)* 119 quarter. He also set career highs in both carries (7) 2. Bret Bielema (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. Milt Bruhn (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 Big Ten Conference 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..