Game 1: #23 West Virginia at #10 Wisconsin
December 17, 2011
Kickoff: 11:00 am
Location: Madison, Wisconsin
Weather: 32 degrees, Light Flurries, 3 mph wind
EA Sports Ratings: Wisconsin, Overall: A, Offense: A, Defense: B+
West Virginia, Overall: B+, Offense: B+, Defense: B
The highflying Dana Holgorson offense vs the ground and pound Bret Bielema machine. This is the type of matchup playoffs would be great for in setting up; a complete contrast of styles. The cold weather and snow flurries in Madison might make the going a little tougher for Holgorson’s offense, but let’s cut to the chase.
1st Quarter:
-Tavon Austin takes the first punt return of the game 81 yards for a Touchdown (7-0 West Virginia)
-Wisconsin responds with a long drive leading to a 4 yard TD run by Montee Ball (7-7 Tied)
-Wisconsin recovers a Mountaineer fumble and takes the next drive down
the field where Russell Wilson completes a 7 yard TD pass to Jeff Duckworth (14-7 Wisconsin)
-West Virginia scores next when Geno Smith hits Brad Starks for a 16 yard TD pass (14-14 Tied)
2nd Quarter:
-Wisconsin mounts a scoring drive that culminates with a Montee Ball 9 yard TD run (21-14 Wisconsin)
-West Virginia comes right back down the field and scores with a 2 yard TD run
from Ryan Clark (21-21 Tied)
-Wisconsin scores the final points of the 1st half with a 41 yard FG from Philip Welch. (24-21 Wisconsin)
3rd Quarter:
-West Virginia takes the opening drive down the field and scores with a 4 yard TD
run from Shawne Alston (28-24 West Virginia)
-Wisconsin responds with a scoring drive ending with a Montee Ball 2 yard TD run (31-28 Wisconsin)
-After trading possessions, West Virginia drives into Badger territory and scores with a
Tyler Bitancurt 33 yard FG (31-31 Tied)
4th Quarter:
-Wisconsin takes the 4th qtr opening drive and turns it into points with a
4 yard TD pass from Russell Wilson to Nick Toon, but the XP sails wide right. (37-31 Wisconsin)
-West Virginia capitalizes on the missed XP with a drive resulting in a Shawne Austin
3 yard TD run (38-37 West Virginia)
-With under a minute left in the game, Russell Wilson leads the Badgers down the
field and into FG range where Philip Welch hits a game winning 33 yard FG with :02 left (40-38 Wisconsin)
West Virginia Stats
Passing: Geno Smith, 31/50, 427 yards, 1 TD
Rushing: Shawne Alston, 10 att, 29 yards, 2 TD
Receiving: Brad Starks, 8 rec, 156 yards, 1 TD
Stedman Bailey, 9 rec, 116 yards
Other: Tavon Austin, 3 Punt Returns, 97 yards, 1 TD
Defense: 3 sacks
Total Offense: 485 yards
Passing: 427 yards
Rushing: 58 yards
Wisconsin Stats
Passing: Russell Wilson, 28/42, 373 yards, 2 TD
Rushing: Montee Ball, 34 att, 153 yards, 3 TD
Receiving: Nick Toon, 7 rec, 98 yards, 1 TD
Jared Abbrederis, 4 rec, 77 yards
Defense: 2 sacks, 1 Fumble recovery
Total Offense: 542 yards
Passing: 373 yards
Rushing: 169 yards
Box Score
1Q 2Q 3Q 4Q T
Wisconsin 14 10 7 9 40
West Virginia 14 7 10 7 38
Next Game: #24 Texas at #9 South Carolina
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