WISCONSIN FOOTBALL 5 CONSECUTIVE BOWL WINS ▪ 17 STRAIGHT BOWLS ▪ 102 WINS LAST 10 SEASONS ▪ 20 1ST҃TEAM ALL҃AMERICANS SINCE 2010 POSTGAME NOTES #12 WISCONSIN 38, #8 MINNESOTA 17 ▪ NOV. 30, 2019 ▪ TCF BANK STADIUM ▪ MINNEAPOLIS, MINN. TEAM NOTES Wisconsin is 52-14 (.788) since the start of the . Taylor ranks No. 2 in rushing in Big Ten history: 2015 season. Only Clemson (66-4, .943), Alabama Today’s captains: senior OLB Zack Baun, junior RUSHING YARDS, CAREER BIG TEN (65-5, .929), Ohio State (60-6, .909), Oklahoma (56-9, C Tyler Biadasz, senior ILB Chris Orr, junior RB 1. Ron Dayne, Wisconsin (1996-99) 7,125 .862) and Georgia (52-14, .788) own higher winning Jonathan Taylor. 2. Jonathan Taylor, Wisconsin (2017-present) 5,932 percentages during that 5-year span. 3. Archie Griffin, Ohio State (1972-75) 5,589 Wisconsin secured its 4th Big Ten West Division UW is 41-11 (.788) in conference play since 4. Anthony Thompson, Indiana (1986-89) 5,299 championship in the 6-year history of the league’s 2014, when the Big Ten went to its current divi- 5. Montee Ball, Wisconsin (2009-12) 5,140 current divisional setup. sional alignment. Only Ohio State (48-4, .923) has a . Taylor scored a touchdown on a 28-yard recep- The Badgers have earned their 6th berth to the better league record over that span. tion from Jack Coan in the 2nd quarter — his 5th Big Ten Football Championship Game in the event’s . The Badgers have won 27 of their last 33 Big Ten touchdown catch of the season — and added TD 9-year history — the most of any league school. games, dating to the 2016 season. runs of 11 yards and 1 yard in the 4th quarter, Wisconsin moved to 10-2 on the season, reach- giving him a nation-leading 25 total touchdowns . UW is 30-6 (.833) vs. the Big Ten West since the ing the 10-win threshold for the 8th time in the last on the year, the 3rd-highest single-season total league moved to its current divisions in 2014. 11 seasons. Alabama (11), Ohio State (10), Clemson in UW history: (9) and Oklahoma (9) are the only other Power Five The Badgers racked up 453 yards of offense, the TOUCHDOWNS SCORED, SEASON programs with at least 8 seasons of double-digit second-highest total allowed by Minnesota this sea- 1. Montee Ball, 2011 39 wins in the last 11 years. son. UW topped the 450-yard mark for the fourth 2. Melvin Gordon, 2014 32 straight game. Paul Chryst improved to 52-14 (.788) in his fifth 3. Jonathan Taylor, 2019 25 season as Wisconsin’s head coach, matching Milt UW threw for 280 yards, its most in a Big Ten 4. Brian Calhoun, 2005 24 Bruhn (1956-66) for 4th on UW’s all-time wins list: game since throwing for 281 against Illinois on 5. Montee Ball, 2012 22 October 24, 2015. WINS AS WISCONSIN COACH, ALLTIME . Taylor now has 54 career touchdowns, trailing Coach (Years) Wins The Wisconsin defense tallied 5.0 sacks on the only Montee Ball (83) and Ron Dayne (71) all- 1. Barry Alvarez (1990-2005)* 119 day, marking the 4th time posted at least 5.0 sacks time at Wisconsin. 2. Bret Bielema (2006-12) 68 in a game this season. Taylor’s 49 career rushing touchdowns rank 3. Phil King (1896-1902, ‘05) 65 The Badgers held Minnesota to 372 total yards behind only Montee Ball (77) and Ron Dayne (71) 4. Milt Bruhn (1956-66) 52 and 76 yards rushing. Both marks qualify as the on the Badgers’ all-time list. Paul Chryst (2015-present) 52 Gophers’ second-lowest totals of the season. * Also served as coach in 2 bowl games (2012, 2014) Junior QB Jack Coan went 15-for-22 for 280 yards with 2 touchdowns and 0 interceptions. Coan Under Chryst, Wisconsin is: INDIVIDUAL NOTES registered the 5th 200-yard passing game of the . 34-10 (.773) in Big Ten Conference play Junior RB Jonathan Taylor totaled 115 yards season and the 2nd-highest single-game total of his . 25-5 (.833) vs. the Big Ten West Division from scrimmage and 3 touchdowns, rushing for 76 career (363 vs. Central Michigan). 10-9 (.526) vs. AP Top 25 opponents yards on 18 carries and catching 2 passes for 39 Junior RB Garrett Groshek had 2 touches for 79 . 16-3 (.842) in November games yards. 19-6 (.760) in road games total yards, including a career-long 70-yard catch in . 4-1 (.800) vs. Minnesota . Now with 5,932 career yards, Taylor needs 68 the 4th quarter. yards to become the 7th player in FBS history to Redshirt freshman RB Isaac Guerendo made the Wisconsin now owns a 61-60-8 lead in the all- rush for 6,000 yards (including bowls), and the first kickoff return of his career in the 3rd quarter, time series with Minnesota, just the 2nd time that 1st to do so in just 3 years: UW has held a lead in the history of the FBS’ most- accounting for 49 yards of a 56-yard return after played rivalry (the Badgers took their first-ever lead, RUSHING YARDS, CAREER FBS taking a toss from Aron Cruickshank. 1. Ron Dayne (Wisconsin), 1996-99 7,125 at 60-59-8, following their 2017 win over Minnesota). Junior WR Quintez Cephus hauled in 5 catches 2. Ricky Williams (Texas), 1995-98 6,592 for 114 yards and a TD, recording his 2nd 100-yard . The Badgers have won 22 of their last 24 meet- 3. Tony Dorsett (Pitt), 1973-76 6,526 receiving game of the season, and 3rd of his career. ings with the Gophers, dating to 1995. 4. Donnel Pumphrey (San Diego St.), 2013-16 6,405 . Wisconsin has won its last 8 games vs. the 5. Charles White (USC), 1976-79 6,245 . Cephus pulled in catches of 31 and 47 (TD) yards Gophers in Minneapolis and owns a 6-0 record 6. DeAngelo Williams (Memphis), 2002-05 6,026 on the Badgers’ first drive of the 3rd quarter 7. Jonathan Taylor (Wisconsin), 2017-pres. 5,932 in TCF Bank Stadium. Cephus has 6 touchdown catches on the season, . Since the introduction of Paul Bunyan’s Axe in . Taylor now has 5,932 career yards, extending matching his career high (also 2017) 1948, UW leads the series, 44-25-3 (.632). his record for the most by any player in a 3-year Junior WR Kendric Pryor scored a 26-yard span in FBS history: . Wisconsin improved to 7-0 vs. Minnesota in touchdown on a jet sweep in the 3rd quarter, his 2nd games in which both teams are ranked in the HIGHEST 3YEAR RUSHING TOTALS FBS rushing TD of the season (and the 5th of his career). Associated Press Top 25 (also won in 1942, 1. Jonathan Taylor* (Wisconsin), 2017-19 5,932 Junior FB Mason Stokke had 2 carries for 14 1954, 1962, 1999, 2005, 2014). 2. Donnel Pumphrey (SDSU), 2014-16 5,653 yards and set career-highs with 3 catches for 30 3. Herschel Walker* (Georgia), 1980-82 5,596 yards. The Badgers have won 5 of their last 7 meetings 4. Ricky Williams (Texas), 1996-98 5,540 with Minnesota teams ranked in the top 10 of 5. Charles White (USC), 1977-79 5,387 Junior DE Garrett Rand recorded the 2nd sack the AP poll, dating to 1942. * Freshman, sophomore, junior seasons of his career in the 4th quarter, forcing a fumble by The Badgers have won 22 of their last 24 games Minnesota QB Tanner Morgan. with a rivalry trophy on the line (vs. Iowa, Minnesota and Nebraska), dating to 2010. WISCONSIN FOOTBALL | POSTGAME NOTES Senior OLB Zack Baun had a team-high 9 tackles and recorded a pair of sacks, giving him 11.5 on the season. Baun also finished with 2.5 tackles for loss, giving him a team-high 18.5 TFLs on the season. Senior ILB Chris Orr recorded a half-sack in the 2nd quarter to also increase his total to 11.5 on the season. Baun and Orr moved into a tie with T.J. Watt (2016) for 5th on the Badgers’ single-season sacks list. Baun and Orr combine to give Wisconsin mul- tiple players with double-digit sacks in a season for just the 2nd time in school history (Tarek Saleh had 14.0 and Bryan Jurewicz 10.0 in 1996). Senior ILB Chris Orr recorded a half-sack in the 2nd quarter to increase his total to 11.5 on the sea- son, moving him into a tie with T.J. Watt (2016) for 5th on the Badgers’ single-season list. Junior ILB Jack Sanborn recorded a sack in the 2nd quarter, giving him 4.5 on the season. Junior CB Caesar Williams posted his second- career interception and tallied a career-high 4 passes broken up. Williams made back-to-back pass breakups on 3rd-and-goal and 4-and-goal plays in the 4th quarter, halting a 14-play, 71-yard Minnesota drive at the Gophers’ 4 yard line. Junior S Eric Burrell finished with 8 tackles and a career-best 3 passes broken up. Senior K Zach Hintze was a perfect 6-for-6 on kicks, including a 26-yard field goal and the first 5 extra points of his career..