Postgame Notes: Wisconsin vs. Miami (Ohio)
September 12, 2015 | Football
Wisconsin vs. Miami (Ohio) Postgame Notes
Camp Randall Stadium - Madison, Wis.
Sept. 12, 2015
TEAM NOTES
• Today's captains were senior S Michael Caputo, senior OLB Joe Schobert, senior WR Alex Erickson and senior LS Connor Udelhoven.
• Wisconsin is 69-7 (.908) at home since the start of the 2004 season. Nationally, only Boise State (68-2, .971) has won a higher percentage of its home games than the Badgers in that time frame.
• UW won its 33rd-straight non-conference home game -- the eighth-longest streak of its kind in NCAA history.
• With today's win, Wisconsin has been victorious in 21 consecutive home openers -- a streak that dates back to 1996.
• The Badgers improved their record to 5-0-1 in games following a season-opening loss since Barry Alvarez took over as head coach at UW in 1990.
• Wisconsin won its eighth-straight game at Camp Randall after finishing the 2014-15 season undefeated on home turf.
• UW is now 31-2 (.939) against the current membership of the Mid-American Conference.
• Wisconsin gathered three interceptions, which was the first time the Badgers had a trio of picks in a game since grabbing three at Illinois on Nov. 19, 2011.
• With 76,535 fans in attendance, at least 75,000 fans packed Camp Randall for the 116th-consecutive home game -- a streak that dates back to Sept. 19, 1998 vs. UNLV.
• In Paul Chryst's last 13 games at Camp Randall, the Badgers have averaged 54.7 points per game and scored at least 50 points eight times.
• Wisconsin held Miami (Ohio) to 3-for-15 on third down (.200) which was the lowest of any opponent since Rutgers posted the same percentage on Nov. 1, 2014.
• UW's 58-point margin of victory is the largest since the Badgers defeated Indiana by 63 points (83-20) on Nov. 13, 2010.
• Wisconsin kept the RedHawks to -3 yards rushing, which was the fewest rushing yards allowed since Northern Illinois rushed for -13 yards on Oct. 20, 2007.
• The Badgers posted their first shutout since blanking Rutgers, 37-0, on Nov. 1, 2014.
• The shutout marks the second time in the past three years the Badgers have held their opponent scoreless in their home opener.
INDIVIDUAL NOTES
• In earning his first win as the Badgers' head coach, Paul Chryst improved his record to a combined 45-4 at Camp Randall Stadium as an offensive coordinator (2005-11) and head coach.
• With the win, Chryst is now the third-consecutive Badgers head coach to post a shutout in his first season at the helm.
• Senior QB Joel Stave won his 22nd game as a starter, passing Scott Tolzien (2009-10) for the fifth-most in school history.
• Stave moved into fifth all-time at UW for passing yards with 5,412, trumping Scott Tolzien (2008-10). He went 19-for-30 for 236 yards and three touchdowns, marking the 10th time in his career that he has passed for more than 200 yards in a game. Stave's three touchdown passes tied his single-game high, which he has recorded four times in his career.
• By completing a 22-yard pass to Alex Erickson in the first quarter, Stave passed Brooks Bollinger (1999-2002) to move into second place all-time at UW in career completions (433).
• Stave found five different receivers in going 6-for-7 for 93 yards on a scoring drive late in the second quarter, which was capped by a 15-yard touchdown catch by Robert Wheelwright.
• After throwing a second-quarter interception, Stave went 10-for-13 (with two drops by wide receivers) for 127 yards and a touchdown to finish the game.
• Junior QB Bart Houston completed a career-high four passes, while throwing for a career-best 27 yards. He also threw his second career touchdown pass.
• Junior RB Dare Ogunbowale made his first career start. He finished with a career-high 112 rushing yards on 16 carries and made three catches for 25 yards. He also scored his second career touchdown on a 35-yard scamper, the longest run of his career.
• Junior CB Sojourn Shelton picked up his second career forced fumble, knocking the ball out on punt coverage in the first quarter. Senior LS Connor Udelhoven recovered the first fumble of his career on the same play.
• Senior Leo Musso made his second and third career interceptions, marking the first time a Badgers player has recorded multiple picks in a game since Chris Maragos accomplished the feat at Michigan State on Sept. 26, 2009.
• Junior WR Robert Wheelwright caught his third and fourth career touchdown passes. He finished the game with a career-high six catches, 79 yards and two touchdowns, marking the first time a Badgers player had multiple touchdown catches in game since Jared Abbrederis caught two scores against UMass on Aug. 31, 2013. Prior to today, Wheelwright had five catches for 44 yards and two touchdowns in his career.
• Senior WR/S Tanner McEvoy made the first catch of his career -- a 9-yard grab in the second quarter. He also picked up his second career interception, marking the first time a Badgers player recorded a reception and an interception in the same game since Brandon Williams did it vs. Michigan State on Nov. 15, 2003. McEvoy finished with three catches for 29 yards and also made one tackle.
• Freshman RB Taiwan Deal ran for a career-high 45 yards on 14 carries and registered his first and second career touchdowns.
• Senior TE Austin Traylor caught a 20-yard touchdown pass -- the first of his career.
• Senior WR Alex Erickson posted a career-best 72 punt return yards on four tries, including the longest return of his career, a 35-yarder. He also made five catches for 73 yards.
• Junior WR Jazz Peavy recorded a career high in catches (two) and yards (15).
• Sophomore DE Conor Sheehy combined with junior ILB Leon Jacobs for a sack in the second quarter. The half-sack marked the first of Sheehy's career.
• Sophomore K Rafael Gaglianone went 3-for-3 on field-goal attempts, tying his career high. He also made three field goals in as many attempts at Rutgers on Nov. 1, 2014.
• Sophomore CB Derrick Tindal made a career-high seven tackles. He picked up his first-ever pass breakup.
• Freshman S Arrington Farrar and freshman RB Caleb Kinlaw made their Badgers debuts. Kinlaw went for 30 rushing yards on seven carries and caught one pass for 5 yards and a touchdown -- the first of his career.
