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Wisconsin vs. South Florida
Camp Randall Stadium – Madison, Wis.
Sept. 27, 2014
TEAM NOTES
• Wisconsin’s captains today were seniors Rob Havenstein, Dallas Lewallen and Ben Reuchel and junior Darius Hillary. They were joined by honorary captain Mike Verstegen.
• UW has scored a touchdown on its first drive of the second half in all four games this season. All four drives have been 75 yards. Today the Badgers opened the second half with an 8-play, 75-yard drive lasting 4:17.
• The Badgers have won 32 consecutive non-conference home games, the second-longest active streak in the country.
• Wisconsin has scored at least 20 points in 17 consecutive games, the second-longest streak in school history. The UW record is 18 straight games with 20+ points, set from Oct. 31, 2009 vs. Purdue to Nov. 7, 2010 vs. Northwestern.
• UW finished with 454 yards of total offense, eclipsing the 450-yard mark for third straight game. The last time the Badgers had such a streak was in 2011 when they gained at least 450 yards in four straight games (Sept. 17 vs. Northern Illinois to Oct. 15 vs. Indiana).
• The Badgers totaled 294 rushing yards on 57 carries. They have ran for at least 250 yards in three of the first four games.
• UW remains the only team in the nation to not surrender a red-zone touchdown in 2014, after forcing USF to go 0-for-2 on the day. Wisconsin opponents are now 0-for-7 on converting red-zone trips into touchdowns (four field goals, two INTs and one fumble).
• The Badgers forced a pair of turnovers today, converting one into a touchdown. UW has forced seven total turnovers this season, cashing five of them into TDs.
• Wisconsin’s final touchdown drive of the day spanned 18 plays from 90 yards in 9:33 and was capped by a 1-yard touchdown pass from Tanner McEvoy to Sam Arneson. That drive set season highs for plays, yards and time of possession.
• The Badgers' drive was their longest in terms of plays (18) and time (10:04) since a 19-play, 89-yard drive that consumed 10:04 in their 31-18 win over No. 1 Ohio State on Oct. 16, 2010. It was the longest in terms of yards (90) since a 93-yard drive vs. Indiana in a 59-7 win on Oct. 16, 2013.
• Overall, UW owned a time of possession advantage of 40:51 to 19:09. The Badgers have owned the time of possession category in all four games this season.
• Wisconsin's time of possession of 40:51 was the Badgers' highest total since holding the ball for 42:47 at Ohio State on Oct. 10, 2009.
INDIVIDUAL NOTES
• Junior RB Melvin Gordon surpassed the 100-rushing plateau for the 13th time in his career and rushed for at least 140 yards for the 12th time in the last 19 games.
• Gordon’s 43-yard TD run in the third quarter was his fifth run of at least 40 yards this season and 15th of his career.
• Gordon has now scored 26 touchdowns in his career and nine this season.
• Gordon’s 181 rushing yards today moved him to 12th all-time at Wisconsin with 2,940 career yards, passing Rufus Ferguson (1970-72) who had 2,814 yards.
• Through four non-conference games, Melvin Gordon is averaging 153.3 yards per game on 19.5 carries (7.9 yards per carry) with eight touchdowns.
• Senior LB Derek Landisch recorded his first career interception, picking off a USF pass in the second quarter.
• In the last two games, Landisch has 5.5 TFLs and 3.0 sacks.
• Senior Kenzel Doe has four punt returns of at least 17 yards this season. The Badgers have scored a touchdown following each one of those returns. Doe’s 24-yard return in the third quarter set up Gordon’s 43-yard touchdown run.
• Freshman Rafael Gaglianone is now 5-of-6 on field goals for the season after making a 24-yard FG in the first quarter and a 19-yarder in the third quarter.
• A week after recording his first career interception, freshman Lubern Figaro forced his first career fumble, thwarting a USF scoring chance in the fourth quarter. The fumble was recovered by Vince Biegel, his first career recovery.
• Sam Arneson caught a 1-yard touchdown pass from Tanner McEvoy in the fourth quarter. He now has six touchdowns on 19 career catches.
• Alex Erickson finished with a game-high six catches for 91 yards.
