MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Dare Ogunbowale scored on an 11-yard run in overtime, and No. 11 Wisconsin held on to beat No. 7 Nebraska 23-17 on Saturday as the Badgers scored their third win of the season over a top-10 team.
The Badgers (6-2, 3-2 Big Ten) stopped Nebraska on fourth-and-8 from the 23 after defensive back D'Cota Dixon swatted away a pass to the end zone from Tommy Armstrong Jr. intended for Stanley Morgan Jr.
Dixon's giddy teammates rushed from the sideline to meet the safety in the end zone to celebrate.
Unlike two weeks ago against Ohio State, the Badgers came up on top in overtime.
''We were in the same predicament two weeks ago, we know how to finish it out,'' said cornerback Sojourn Shelton, who snagged an interception as part of a defensive effort that saw the Badgers knock down or intercept 12 Huskers passes.
With its sixth win, Wisconsin is bowl eligible for the 15th-consecutive season, extending the longest active bowl streak in the Big Ten.
The Badgers improved to 3-0 against Huskers since the Freedom Trophy's inception in 2014 and have won five of their six games vs. Nebraska since it joined the Big Ten in 2011.
Nebraska (7-1, 4-1) gained respect after coming back from a 10-point deficit in the fourth quarter. Drew Brown's 35-yard field goal with 3:43 left tied it at 17.
Wisconsin had a chance to win it with 1:43 left, but Andrew Endicott's 45-yard field-goal try went wide left.
But a tough-as-nails defense bailed out the Badgers again.
''It wasn't ideal but we had a shot,'' Nebraska coach Mike Riley said about the fourth-down incompletion that ended the game.
Armstrong finished 12-of-31 for 153 yards. He ran for 39 yards on 13 carries, including a 2-yard score with 13:45 left in the fourth quarter to draw Nebraska within 17-14.
Needing just 11 yards to go over 10,000 in total offense for his career, Armstrong set the mark in the first quarter to become just the 11th player in Big Ten history to reach that milestone.
But he also threw two interceptions in the first half, including one on a pass tipped by lineman Alec James that was grabbed by Dixon. It set up Endicott's 44-yard field goal with 6:53 to go in the second quarter for a 10-7 lead that Wisconsin would hold through halftime.
''The defense fought back today. We're really resilient,'' inside linebacker Leon Jacobs said. ''It was a good win.''
