Game Thread: Huskers at Badgers - 7:00 p.m. ABC
Posted: Sat Oct 1, 2011 11:02 pm
v•This is the first matchup of top-10 teams at Camp Randall since Nov. 24, 1962 (No. 3 Wisconsin beat No. 5 Minnesota, 14-9).
•Wisconsin and Nebraska have met six time previously but not since 1974. The Cornhusker lead the all-time series 3-2.
•Wisconsin has won 11 straight regular-season games.
•Bret Bielema is 1-5 against teams ranked in the top 10.
•Nebraska has not beaten a top-10 team on the road since 1997.
•Wisconsin is 41-5 under Bielema when scoring first, including 4-0 this season. UW is 12-11 under Bielema when the opponent scores first.
•Wisconsin is 32-2 and 4-0 this season under Bielema when leading after the first quarter and 41-4 and 4-0 this season when leading at the half. UW is 9-11 under Bielema when trailing at the half.
•The Badgers are 27-3 in their last 30 night games and a riding a six-game winning streak in night games.
•Wisconsin is 9-2 in its last 11 night games at Camp Randall.
•In the first four games, Wisconsin's defense has allowed a total of 5 yards on the opponent's first drives.
•Wisconsin has yet to allow 300 yards of offense this season. The Badgers did that only three times last season.
•Montee Balll has scored one touchdown in 10 straight games. Ball has 2+ TDs in eight of his last nine games - and eight straight in the regular season, including all four this season.
•Ball needs 21 rushing yards to pass Brooks Bollinger for 15th place on UW's all-time list.
•Ball needs three rushing touchdowns to tie Brent Moss for sixth place on UW's all-time list.
•Nick Toon needs 101 receiving yards to pass Lee DeRamus for seventh place on UW's all-time list.Toon needs 118 yards to pass Tony Simmons for sixth place and 131 yards to pass Chris Chambers for fifth place.
•Toon needs four receptions to pass his father, Al Toon, for fourth place on UW's all-time list.
•Toon needs two receiving touchdowns to tie Pat Richter and Lee DeRamus for seventh place on UW's all-time list and three to tie Chris Chambers and Garrett Graham for fifth place.
•When Toon scores, Wisconsin is 9-0.
•Philip Welch needs two extra points to move into eighth place on the Big Ten's all-time list.
•Russell Wilson has thrown a touchdown pass in 28 straight games, the longest such streak in the nation.
•Wilson has led UW on 38 drives this season with 27 of those resulting in points (25 TD, 2 FG). UW also has had two missed field goals.
•With 400 passing yards, Wilson will be tied for 25th on UW's all-time list. Not for a season, but for a career.
•With his next 300-yard passing game, Wilson will become only the second UW quarterback to have three 300+-yard passing games in a season. Randy Wright in 1983 is the other.
•NFL scouts are here from the Falcons, Jaguars and Panthers.
•Bowl reps are here from the Rose Bowl, Florida Citrus Sports - who have been at every Camp Randall game thus far - and the Gator Bowl. In case you are wondering, the Gator has the Big Ten's 4th or 5th place team.
•Wisconsin and Nebraska have met six time previously but not since 1974. The Cornhusker lead the all-time series 3-2.
•Wisconsin has won 11 straight regular-season games.
•Bret Bielema is 1-5 against teams ranked in the top 10.
•Nebraska has not beaten a top-10 team on the road since 1997.
•Wisconsin is 41-5 under Bielema when scoring first, including 4-0 this season. UW is 12-11 under Bielema when the opponent scores first.
•Wisconsin is 32-2 and 4-0 this season under Bielema when leading after the first quarter and 41-4 and 4-0 this season when leading at the half. UW is 9-11 under Bielema when trailing at the half.
•The Badgers are 27-3 in their last 30 night games and a riding a six-game winning streak in night games.
•Wisconsin is 9-2 in its last 11 night games at Camp Randall.
•In the first four games, Wisconsin's defense has allowed a total of 5 yards on the opponent's first drives.
•Wisconsin has yet to allow 300 yards of offense this season. The Badgers did that only three times last season.
•Montee Balll has scored one touchdown in 10 straight games. Ball has 2+ TDs in eight of his last nine games - and eight straight in the regular season, including all four this season.
•Ball needs 21 rushing yards to pass Brooks Bollinger for 15th place on UW's all-time list.
•Ball needs three rushing touchdowns to tie Brent Moss for sixth place on UW's all-time list.
•Nick Toon needs 101 receiving yards to pass Lee DeRamus for seventh place on UW's all-time list.Toon needs 118 yards to pass Tony Simmons for sixth place and 131 yards to pass Chris Chambers for fifth place.
•Toon needs four receptions to pass his father, Al Toon, for fourth place on UW's all-time list.
•Toon needs two receiving touchdowns to tie Pat Richter and Lee DeRamus for seventh place on UW's all-time list and three to tie Chris Chambers and Garrett Graham for fifth place.
•When Toon scores, Wisconsin is 9-0.
•Philip Welch needs two extra points to move into eighth place on the Big Ten's all-time list.
•Russell Wilson has thrown a touchdown pass in 28 straight games, the longest such streak in the nation.
•Wilson has led UW on 38 drives this season with 27 of those resulting in points (25 TD, 2 FG). UW also has had two missed field goals.
•With 400 passing yards, Wilson will be tied for 25th on UW's all-time list. Not for a season, but for a career.
•With his next 300-yard passing game, Wilson will become only the second UW quarterback to have three 300+-yard passing games in a season. Randy Wright in 1983 is the other.
•NFL scouts are here from the Falcons, Jaguars and Panthers.
•Bowl reps are here from the Rose Bowl, Florida Citrus Sports - who have been at every Camp Randall game thus far - and the Gator Bowl. In case you are wondering, the Gator has the Big Ten's 4th or 5th place team.
