Purdue wide receiver David Bell came in leading the Big Ten in receiving yards per game at 135.8 but was held in check and finished with six catches 33 yards.Ĭornerbacks Faion Hicks and Caesar Williams generally had the task of covering Bell when UW played straight man and both were solid. UW’s defense, which had surrendered 13 pass plays of 20 yards or more in the first six games, allowed only one pass play of 20 yards or more Saturday. Quarterback Graham Mertz saw his fumble returned 56 yards for a touchdown in the second quarter and finished 5 of 8 for 52 yards.įortunately for Mertz, UW didn’t need to pass to win Saturday. "When it came to the game," I thought we executed really well." "Just watching some things that worked well for other teams, we saw some opportunities," Bruss said. He noted UW's coaches during video review found a few areas they thought the Badgers could exploit with their ground game.
Right tackle Logan Bruss, who missed the previous two games because of a stinger, got the start and went the distance. "Coach Rudolph did a great job seeing different pressures.We switched up what we were running when they started coming with different stuff.
"We just kept running the ball," said left tackle Tyler Beach, who noted offensive line coach Joe Rudolph made several counters to some of the looks Purdue used. Allen added 140 yards and two touchdowns on 12 carries. His score broke a 13-13 tie with 6 minutes 6 seconds left in the third quarter. Mellusi rushed 27 times for 149 yards and a touchdown. 5 in the Big Ten against the run (116.2 yards per game). UW’s ground game generated 291 yards against a defense that entered the game No. Didn't have our guys ready to play and didn't have our guys understanding of what it takes to win at a high level in this conference, especially against good teams." "As everyone saw it was a disappointing day for us," Purdue coach Jeff Brohm said. Purdue (4-3, 2-2) suffered a crushing loss one week after dominating Iowa in Iowa City. UW also extended its winning streak against Purdue to 15 games and snapped an eight-game losing streak to ranked teams dating to the end of the 2019 season. The Badgers (4-3, 2-2 Big Ten) have gotten back on track after dropping their first two league games and should be a confident team when they host No. "But this game we really got into it and once we knew were hitting, don't fix what isn't broken." "We're Wisconsin," tight end Jake Ferguson said. More: UW has sold out many premium seats that will be part of new south end zone in Camp Randall. More: UW at Purdue: Awards, inside the huddle and by the numbers 25 in The Associated Press poll, in front of a crowd of 61,320. The result was a 30-13 victory over the Boilermakers, ranked No. With tailbacks Chez Mellusi and Braelon Allen both crushing the 100-yard mark, the Badgers shoved the ball down the Boilermakers’ throats for most of the day to complement a defense that forced five turnovers. 2 Iowa and boasting a salty defense fifth in the league against the run. Paul Chryst’s team came to Ross-Ade Stadium facing a Purdue team buoyed by an upset of then-No. Wisconsin, which lost its first two Big Ten games and looked absolutely lost on offense, isn’t dead yet. So tune in for this game and all of the other action today around college football and join us here to discuss the games.WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – Memo to the teams in the Big Ten West Division. The Irish are 3-0 and sit at #12 in the Coaches’ poll, but it took them overtime to beat Florida State in week one and they eked out a last-minute victory over Toledo two weeks ago. The Badgers enter off a bye week and are favored by nearly a touchdown, despite their #18 ranking and 1-1 record. That game will kick off today as the top early game on the schedule, with Wisconsin serving as the “home” team. But while the two programs have agreed to reschedule that game for the 2026 season, the 2021 edition in Chicago is still on. Unfortunately, the COVID-19 pandemic put an end to hopes of playing at Lambeau last year. Those stadiums are the bastions of NFL football in the Midwest: Lambeau Field in Green Bay and Soldier Field in Chicago.
#Badger home football games 2018 series
The two programs last met in 1964, but a few years ago they signed on for a two-game series to be played in neutral sites. A year ago, the Wisconsin Badgers and Notre Dame Fighting Irish football teams were scheduled to play one another for the first time in more than 55 years.
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