Badgers nebraska game 2012

And it was a fitting end to a wacky Big Ten season. Wisconsin , only reached this year's because Leaders Division champion Ohio State and division runner-up Penn State were both ineligible for postseason play. The Badgers didn't care about what others were saying. They simply advantage of their good fortune and delivered a night to remember. Melvin Gordon opened the scoring with a yard TD run and closed the first half with a yard run to set up another TD, rushing for a career-high yards on nine carries.

The defense was dominant, too. In the first half alone, Taylor Martinez was sacked three times, fumbled twice, losing one and having the early pick-six.

He also broke Prentice's record for rushing TDs in a career 73 and now has Wisconsin piled up total yards, and after blowing a point lead against the Cornhuskers in a September loss, Bielema refused to let up. Gordon took the ball on an end around, made two cuts and sprinted 56 yards for a lead on the fourth play of the game. On the next offensive play, a falling Kenny Bell tipped Martinez's pass in the air and Wisconsin's Marcus Cromartie picked it off and raced 29 yards.

It was already after only in. Nebraska is … a bit of a mess. Still, Nebraska, despite a record, has been competitive. Meanwhile, the Badgers have won six straight and in the last three have outscored their opponents The Associated Press' Ralph D. Russo : Wisconsin 34, Nebraska 17 Russo labels this as his best bet. Pete Fiutak of Collegefootballnews. On brand, the Huskers will have that one ill-timed penalty, turnover, or other gaffe to just miss out on the win … again.

The Huskers have played ranked competition tough all season, but the Badgers are playing for something more. In fairness, though, the six offenses they faced during that time were either quite bad Illinois, Iowa, Northwestern and Rutgers or one-dimensional Army run; Purdue pass.

Nebraska's record is bad, but this is clearly the best, most well-balanced offense Wisconsin has come up against in some time. The Cornhuskers will find the end zone multiple times, albeit in yet another agonizing loss. At home, the Badgers feel incredibly confident about taking care of business this week to move one big step closer to the Big Ten West crown.

The Cornhuskers will once again hang their heads wondering how things could have gone differently. Like the rest of the Cornhuskers' season: Hard to predict. Iowa needs a Nebraska win. But Wisconsin's reliable, physical approach is rolling. Look for him to throw it around the yard and run his quarterback so long as the weather allows for it.

I think. Nebraska had so much to prove that night in , but Wisconsin — rather than being burdened by pressure and suffocating expectations — decided to have fun. Oh, did the Badgers ever frolic and feast in Lucas Oil Stadium.

They threw only 10 passes, but two of them were trick-play passes. One from receiver Jared Abbrederis gained 27 yards. The other from running back James White scored a touchdown. Starting quarterback Curt Phillips threw only eight passes and completed just six. Why did Wisconsin throw so few passes? It was too busy romping all over the field, plowing the Cornhuskers in the ultimate Badger joyride.

Three Badgers — with White joining the fun — ran for over yards. Ever seen a smiling little child running in an open green field chasing a kite or holding a balloon string?