Oct. 1, 2011
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Postgame Notes
Wisconsin vs. Nebraska
Oct. 1, 2011
Camp Randall Stadium - Madison, Wis.
Team Notes
• UW is off to a 5-0 start for the third time in the last five seasons (also 2007, 2009).
• Wisconsin has won eight consecutive Big Ten Conference games, with an average margin of victory of 26.8 points.
• UW won its seventh-consecutive night game and improved to 28-3 in its last 31 night games. That includes a 10-2 mark in the Badgers' last 12 night games at Camp Randall Stadium.
• Wisconsin has now won 12 consecutive regular-season games, dating back to the 2010 season.
• With a 31-point win, the victory tied as UW's largest-ever over a team ranked in the top 10 of the Associated Press poll, matching a 37-6 win over No. 1-ranked Northwestern on Nov. 10, 1962.
• Tonight's attendance was 81,384, the largest crowd at Camp Randall since Oct. 11, 2008 vs. Penn State when 81,524 people witnessed the game. Tonight's win over Nebraska marked the 23rd-largest crowd in stadium history.
• Through the first three games, Wisconsin had forced just one turnover, a fumble recovery against Oregon State. In the last two games, the Badgers have recorded five interceptions, all by different players.
• The Badgers scored touchdowns off of all three interceptions tonight. Coming into tonight's game, UW had scored just a field goal off its three forced turnovers.
• Through five games, the Badgers are allowing an average of 10.2 points per contest. Offensively, UW is averaging 48.4 points per game for an average margin of victory of 38.2 points.
• The Badgers ran for 170 yards on 30 carries in the second half after amassing 61 yards on 20 carries in the first half.
• Wisconsin finished with 486 yards of total offense. UW has amassed at least 400 total yards in four of its five games this season - and finished with 397 against Oregon State.
• UW completed 8 of 12 attempts on third down and is converting 62 percent of its third-down tries this season.
• Wisconsin's 48 points were the most scored against Nebraska since Oklahoma defeated the Cornhuskers, 62-28 on Nov. 1, 2008.
Individual Notes
• Senior QB Russell Wilson has now thrown at least one TD pass in 29 straight games. That is the longest current streak in the country. Wilson has thrown at least two TD passes in each of his five games as a Badger. That is the longest multiple-TD streak in UW history.
• Wilson was 6-for-6 passing on third down, converting six first downs. He also converted a third-and-five with a 16-yard run.
• Wilson also ran for a TD, his second rushing touchdown of the season and the 19th of his career.
• Senior WR Nick Toon has now caught at least one TD in each of the last four games. That is the longest streak of touchdown catches by a Badger since Jonathan Orr had a five-game streak from Sept. 21-Oct. 26, 2002.
• Toon's 46-yard TD catch in the second quarter moved him past his father, Al Toon, into fourth place on UW's all-time receptions list. Toon now has 132 catches in his career.
• Junior RB Montee Ball ran for four touchdowns tonight, the third time he has accomplished that feat in his career.
• With 151 yards, Ball went over the 100-yard mark for the second time this season and seventh time in his career.
• Ball also extended his TD-scoring streak to 11 consecutive games with a 1-yard TD plunge in the first quarter. Ball now has 29 touchdowns since Oct. 23, 2010.
• Ball carried the ball a career-high 30 times tonight, surpassing his previous high of 29 at Michigan on Nov. 20, 2010.
• Junior LB Mike Taylor recorded the fourth interception of his career and first of the season, picking off Taylor Martinez in the second quarter to set up Wisconsin's third touchdown. He also finished with a career-high 14 tackles.
• Sophomore WR Jared Abbrederis caught the fifth TD pass of his career and second of the season in the second quarter. It was his second-straight game with a touchdown reception.
• Senior FS Aaron Henry recorded his first interception of the season and the fourth of his career, picking off Martinez in the second quarter. That set up the Badgers' fourth TD.
• Senior CB Antonio Fenelus recorded his first interception of the season and the sixth of his career, picking off Martinez on the first play of the second half.
