Taylor Wolfram
- Box Score
17
NebraskaNEB5-6 , 3-5
24
WinnerWisconsinWIS6-5 , 4-4
NebraskaNEB
5-6 , 3-5
17
Final
24
WisconsinWIS
6-5 , 4-4
Winner
| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NEB Nebraska | 14 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 17 |
| WIS Wisconsin | 0 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 24 |
Game Recap: Football |
Badgers secure a trip to a bowl game for the 22nd consecutive season
MADISON, Wis. — Braelon Allen scored the game-winning touchdown on a 3-yard run in overtime to lift Wisconsin to a 24-17 win against Nebraska on Saturday night.
Nebraska's Chubba Purdy threw an interception to UW safety Preston Zachman to end the game.
Wisconsin retains the Freedom Trophy, while Nebraska has now lost 10 straight games against Wisconsin and has not claimed a road game in Madison since 1966.
Allen ran for two touchdowns and Tanner Mordecai threw a touchdown pass for the Badgers (6-5, 4-4 Big Ten), who snapped a three-game losing streak and are bowl eligible for the 22nd straight season. Only Georgia and Oklahoma have longer active bowl streaks.
Mordecai was 18-of-28 passing for 160 yards in his second game back from a broken right hand.
Nebraska (5-6, 3-5) scored on their fourth play of the game on Purdy's 55-yard touchdown run. Purdy extended the lead to 14-0 with a 58-yard touchdown pass to Jaylen Lloyd with 6:01 left in the first quarter.
Purdy got his first start of the season and finished 15-of-23 passing for 169 yards and with 105 yards rushing on 14 carries.
Mordecai got things going in the right direction for Wisconsin in the second quarter. Mordecai threw a 26-yard touchdown pass to Jackson Acker with 6:37 to go in first half to pull the Badgers to 14-7. Nathanial Vakos' 30-yard field goal made it 14-10.
Wisconsin took the lead 17-14 on a 2-yard touchdown run by Allen with 7:47 left in the third quarter.
Nebraska's Tristan Alvano kicked a 30-yard field goal to tie the game at 17-all with 4 seconds left in regulation.
Braelon Allen has struggled with a lower body injury this season but offered valuable contributions after being limited with three carries in Wisconsin's loss to Northwestern last weekend. Jackson Acker picked up the slack in the ground game with eight carries for 32 yards against Nebraska.
Wisconsin persevered despite missing one of its best defensive players. Hunter Wohler, the Badgers' leading tackler, was ruled out in the second half with an upper body injury. Wohler entered the game leading the Big Ten with 61 tackles.
Wisconsin ends the regular season on the road next Saturday with a Border Battle game at Minnesota on Nov. 25. Kickoff is set for 2:30 p.m. on FS1.
The Associated Press contributed to this article.
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Team Statistics
| Game Stats | NEB | WIS |
|---|---|---|
| Total Yards | 364 | 316 |
| Pass Yards | 169 | 160 |
| Rushing Yards | 195 | 156 |
| Penalty Yards | 7-54 | 4-45 |
| 1st Downs | 19 | 19 |
| 3rd Downs | 5-13 | 7-15 |
| 4th Downs | 1-3 | 1-3 |
| TOP | 31:20 | 28:40 |
| Scoring Play | Visiting Team Score | Home Team Score | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st Quarter | |||
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11:33 - NEB - Purdy,Chubba 55 yd run (Alvano,Tristan kick), 6 plays, 75 yards, TOP 03:27 | 7 | 0 | |
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06:00 - NEB - Lloyd,Jaylen 58 yd pass from Purdy,Chubba (Alvano,Tristan kick) 6 plays, 76 yards, TOP 03:35 | 14 | 0 | |
| 2nd Quarter | |||
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06:37 - WIS - Acker,Jackson 26 yd pass from Mordecai,Tanner (Vakos,Nathanial kick) 9 plays, 66 yards, TOP 03:47 | 14 | 7 | |
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01:54 - WIS - Vakos,Nathanial 35 yd field goal 6 plays, 35 yards, TOP 02:00 | 14 | 10 | |
| 3rd Quarter | |||
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07:47 - WIS - Allen,Braelon 2 yd run (Vakos,Nathanial kick), 10 plays, 79 yards, TOP 04:31 | 14 | 17 | |
| 4th Quarter | |||
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00:04 - NEB - Alvano,Tristan 30 yd field goal 9 plays, 68 yards, TOP 03:33 | 17 | 17 | |
| OT Quarter | |||
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00:00 - WIS - Allen,Braelon 3 yd run (Vakos,Nathanial kick), 8 plays, 25 yards, TOP 00:00 | 17 | 24 | |
Total Yards
NEB
364
WIS
316
Turnovers
NEB
1
WIS
First Downs
NEB
19
WIS
19
Total Possession
NEB
31:20
WIS
28:40
Game Leaders
#8 Mordecai,Tanner
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- CMP
- 18
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- TD
- 1
-
- YDS
- 160
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- INT
- 0
#0 Allen,Braelon
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- Avg
- 2.8
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- TD
- 2
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- YDS
- 62
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- GAIN
- 69
#8 Mordecai,Tanner
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- Avg
- 5.7
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- TD
- 0
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- YDS
- 51
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- GAIN
- 60
#34 Acker,Jackson
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- Avg
- 4.0
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- TD
- 0
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- YDS
- 32
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- GAIN
- 33
#6 Pauling,Will
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- No
- 8
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- TD
- 0
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- YDS
- 79
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- Long
- 17
#34 Acker,Jackson
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- No
- 1
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- TD
- 1
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- YDS
- 26
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- Long
- 26
#11 Bell,Skyler
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- No
- 2
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- TD
- 0
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- YDS
- 16
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- Long
- 10
#54 Turner,Jordan
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- Tackles
- 9
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- TFL
- 1.5
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- Sacks
- 1.0
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- YDS
- 3
#24 Wohler,Hunter
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- Tackles
- 6
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- TFL
- 0.0
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- Sacks
- 0.0
-
- YDS
- 0
#14 Zachman,Preston
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- Tackles
- 5
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- TFL
- 1.0
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- Sacks
- 0.0
-
- YDS
- 0
Receiving Yards
#6
Pauling,Will
Pauling,Will
79
Acker,Jackson
26
Bell,Skyler
16
Burroughs,Quincy
15
Passing Yards
#8
Mordecai,Tanner
Mordecai,Tanner
160
Rushing Yards
#0
Allen,Braelon
Allen,Braelon
62
Mordecai,Tanner
51
Acker,Jackson
32
Pauling,Will
11
Tackles
#54
Turner,Jordan
Turner,Jordan
9
Wohler,Hunter
6
Zachman,Preston
5
Chaney,Jake
5
Players Mentioned
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#34 Jackson Acker
- RB
- 6' 1"
- Redshirt Sophom*ore
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#0 Braelon Allen
- RB
- 6' 2"
- Junior
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#24 Hunter Wohler
- S
- 6' 2"
- Junior
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#14 Preston Zachman
- S
- 6' 1"
- Redshirt Sophom*ore
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#8 Tanner Mordecai
- QB
- 6' 2"
- Redshirt Senior
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#90 Nathanial Vakos
- K
- 6' 1"
- Sophom*ore
Players Mentioned
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#34 Jackson Acker
- 6' 1"
- Redshirt Sophom*ore
- RB
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#0 Braelon Allen
- 6' 2"
- Junior
- RB
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#24 Hunter Wohler
- 6' 2"
- Junior
- S
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#14 Preston Zachman
- 6' 1"
- Redshirt Sophom*ore
- S
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#8 Tanner Mordecai
- 6' 2"
- Redshirt Senior
- QB
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#90 Nathanial Vakos
- 6' 1"
- Sophom*ore
- K
