Wisconsin 48, Minnesota 12
October 14, 2006 - Camp Randall Stadium - Madison, WI
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Wisconsin 48, Minnesota 12 October 14, 2006 - Camp Randall Stadium - Madison, WI |
NCAAF FINAL 1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH TOTAL --- --- --- --- ----- MINNESOTA 3 0 2 7 12 WISCONSIN (25) 14 14 13 7 48 FINAL
SCORING SUMMARY
1ST QTR: WISC - TD, JACK IKEGWUONU 50 YRD FUMBLE RETURN (TAYLOR MEHLHAFF KICK), 13:25 WISC - TD, P.J. HILL 5 YD RUN (TAYLOR MEHLHAFF KICK), 5:24 MINN - FG, JASON GIANNINI 37 YD, 3:14 2ND QTR: WISC - TD, LUKE SWAN 8 YD PASS FROM JOHN STOCCO (TAYLOR MEHLHAFF KICK), 8:37 WISC - TD, ANDY CROOKS 2 YD PASS FROM JOHN STOCCO (TAYLOR MEHLHAFF KICK), 1:59 3RD QTR: WISC - TD, TRAVIS BECKUM 40 YD PASS FROM JOHN STOCCO (TAYLOR MEHLHAFF KICK), 14:01 WISC - TD, P.J. HILL 2 YD RUN (PAT FAILED), 10:11 MINN - TEAM SAFETY, MARIO REESE PAT RETURN, 10:11 4TH QTR: MINN - TD, AMIR PINNIX 2 YD RUN (JASON GIANNINI KICK), 14:49 WISC - TD, TRAVIS BECKUM 4 YD PASS FROM JOHN STOCCO (TAYLOR MEHLHAFF KICK), 8:52
Extended BoxNCAAF 1 2 3 4 F - - - - -- Minnesota 3 0 2 7 12 Wisconsin 14 14 13 7 48 FINAL
Wisconsin-Ikegwuonu 50 fumble return (Mehlhaff kick) Wisconsin-P Hill 5 run (Mehlhaff kick) Minnesota-FG Giannini 37 Wisconsin-Swan 8 pass from Stocco (Mehlhaff kick) Wisconsin-Crooks 2 pass from Stocco (Mehlhaff kick) Wisconsin-Beckum 40 pass from Stocco (Mehlhaff kick) Wisconsin-P Hill 2 run (kick failed) Minnesota-Reese PAT return Minnesota-Pinnix 2 run (Giannini kick) Wisconsin-Beckum 4 pass from Stocco (Mehlhaff kick)
Minnesota Wisconsin First downs 12 21 Rushed-yards 29-106 44-208 Passing yards 94 193 Sacked-yards lost 3-19 2-5 Return yards 0 9 Passes 13-28-1 12-19-0 Punts 7-34.4 2-34.0 Fumbles-lost 1-1 4-2 Penalties-yards 3-29 3-10 Time of possession 26:14 33:46
Individual Statistics RUSHING: Minnesota-Pinnix 19-100, Daniels 2-9, Payne 1-8, E.J. Jones 2-3, Cupito 5-(-11). Wisconsin-P.J. Hill 25-164, L Smith 10-49, Stocco 3-2, J Butler 2-0, Rowan 2-(-1).
PASSING: Minnesota-Cupito 13-28-1-94. Wisconsin-Stocco 12-19-0-193.
RECEIVING: Minnesota-Spaeth 4-42, Decker 3-26, Wheelwright 3-20, Payne 2-6, Daniels 1-0. Wisconsin-Beckum 5-118, Swan 3-26, Minton 2-30, Hubbard 1-17, Crooks 1-2.
Att: 82,010
Game StoryMADISON, Wis. (AP) -- Wisconsin wasted no time chopping down its border rival. John Stocco threw four touchdown passes and P.J. Hill ran for two scores as No. 25 Wisconsin beat Minnesota 48-12 on Saturday to keep Paul Bunyan's Axe. "I know all the seniors feel the same way -- having that Axe stay here in our last go at them just feels great," Stocco said. "We've done a good job starting fast. That really helps out as a team, to get the momentum early and not give it back." Wisconsin (6-1, 3-1 Big Ten) got an early defensive touchdown and wasted little time turning Hill loose. The redshirt freshman responded with 164 yards on 25 carries to help produce the biggest margin of victory in the series since 1983. "P.J. Hill is a beast," said tight end Andy Crooks, who had a TD catch to make it 28-3 at the half. "The line is getting some great blocks. It is a team effort." Minnesota (2-5, 0-4) had no answer early for Hill or late for Stocco, who went 12-of-19 for 191 yards and had TD passes of 8, 2, 40 and 4 yards. When the Golden Gophers focused on slowing the 242-pound Hill, Stocco picked them apart. Minnesota has lost four straight and its bowl hopes are fading fast with Ohio State, Michigan State and Iowa still on the schedule. "I told the players to put this all on my shoulders," said Minnesota coach Glen Mason, now 2-8 against Wisconsin as the Gophers' coach. "We didn't play well offensively or defensively. I'll take the responsibility." Wisconsin has outscored conference opponents 141-38 during its three-game winning streak and put up 1,467 total yards in that span. On the opening possession, Hill gained 78 yards on seven carries -- including five straight touches to start the drive. He flashed his power and poise to finish the drive, first gaining 28 yards on a fourth-and-inches play after a block by freshman right tackle Jake Bscherer. Hill, who also had a 2-yard TD in the third quarter and went over 1,000 yards for the season, scored on the next play from the Gophers 5 by running through the middle of Minnesota's defense to give Wisconsin a 14-0 lead less than 10 minutes into the game. "I made it very clear to our offense that we were going to be in attack mode as much as we can," Wisconsin coach Bret Bielema said. "I wanted our offense and our team to know that we will try to put points on the board and we will defend until the end." Minnesota's Amir Pinnix finished with 97 yards on 19 carries and a touchdown, but had a costly fumble that Badgers cornerback Jack Ikegwuonu returned 50 yards for a touchdown just 95 seconds in to give Wisconsin a 7-0 lead. "I don't know what happened," Pinnix said. "We've still got to bounce back and play hard." But the Gophers seemed lethargic a week after a missed extra point cost them in an overtime loss to Penn State. In another play that typified Minnesota's struggles, Pinnix broke two ankle tackles and had an angle to the end zone, but tripped and fell after running into teammate Logan Payne, who was attempting to block downfield. The Gophers had to settle for a 37-yard field goal by Jason Giannini to make it 14-3. Does Mason feel snakebitten by Minnesota's recent problems? "I didn't feel snakebit. I wouldn't blame the snake," Mason said.