Oct. 16, 2010
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Team Notes
• Tonight was Wisconsin’s fourth-ever victory over the nation’s No. 1-ranked team and the school’s first since beating Michigan, 21-14, on Sept. 12, 1981.
• With the win, Wisconsin is now 41-4 at Camp Randall Stadium since the start of the 2004 season.
• Wisconsin has now won 14 of its last 15 home games, including the last seven in a row.
• With the win, Wisconsin improves to 26-3 in its last 29 night games.
• Wisconsin’s 19-play touchdown drive that spanned 10:04 over the first and second quarters was the Badgers’ longest scoring drive in terms of plays and time of possession since at least the 2000 season (further research required).
• With John Clay rushing for 104 yards on the night, the Badgers are now 6-0 this season when having an individual rush for 100 yards.
• With a second-quarter interception, Wisconsin’s turnover-free streak was snapped at 18 quarters. Prior to Saturday night vs. Ohio State, the Badgers’ last turnover came in the third quarter against San Jose State on Sept. 11. That streak is the longest in school history since AT LEAST the 1959 season (further research required).
• UW was a perfect 3-for-3 in the red zone Saturday, scoring touchdowns on all three possessions inside the 20-yard line. The Badgers have now scored on 32 of 36 red zone possessions, with two of those failed attempts coming when UW knelt on the ball to run out the clock.
• Not counting the two end-of-game possessions when UW knelt on the ball to kill the clock, the Badgers have posted touchdowns on their last 23 consecutive trips inside the red zone (3 vs. Ohio State, 6 vs. Minnesota, 2 vs. Michigan State, 9 vs. Austin Peay, 2 vs. Arizona State and 1 vs. San Jose State).
Individual Notes
• David Gilreath’s 97-yard kickoff return for a touchdown on the game’s opening kickoff was Wisconsin’s first kickoff return for a TD since Lee Evans’ 34-yarder vs. Indiana on Nov. 11, 2000.
• It is tied for the fourth-longest KO return in school history and is the longest for the Badgers since Aaron Stecker’s 100-yard return against Minnesota on Nov. 11, 1995.
• It is the first time Wisconsin returned the opening kickoff of the game for a touchdown since Oct. 28, 1989, when Fred Owens returned the game’s first kickoff 96 yards vs. Illinois.
• Gilreath now has 2,677 career kickoff return yards, taking over the Big Ten lead for career KO return yards.
• Gilreath’s 163 kickoff return yards are the third-best single-game total in Wisconsin history.
• John Clay finished with 104 rushing yards and two touchdowns, becoming the first opposing player to reach the century mark on Ohio State in 29 games.
• Clay’s 18th career 100-yard game moves him into fifth place in school history, passing Billy Marek and Alan Ameche.
• John Clay scored his 11th and 12th touchdowns of the season, giving him 38 in his career. He ranks fifth in school history, trailing Anthony Davis and P.J. Hill (42) for third place.
• WR Nick Toon tallied six catches for 72 yards on the night. He now has 1,268 career receiving yards, placing him 15th in UW history. Saturday night he moved ahead of Tom McCauley (1,251) and Michael Jones (1,266) on the all-time chart.
• QB Scott Tolzien completed 13-of-16 passes for 152 yards. On the season, Tolzien’s completion percentage now stands at 70.9 percent. The Wisconsin school record for single-season completion percentage is 67.8 percent by Darrell Bevell in 1993.
• Tolzien is now completed 66.3 percent of his passes in his career, the top mark in UW history.
• DE J.J. Watt recorded three tackles for loss including a pair of sacks on the day. He leads the Badgers with 11.5 tackles for loss on the year.
• LB Blake Sorensen recorded his second interception of the season and the third of his career.
• Freshman DL Pat Muldoon recorded his first career sack for a 4-yard loss.
• Niles Brinkley posted two pass break-ups Saturday night. He is now tied with J.J. Watt for the team lead with six on the season.
