Box Score | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
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Alabama | 0 | 21 | 21 | 14 | 56 |
Wisconsin | 14 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 35 |
Wisconsin blows two 21 point leads and falls to the Tide
#22 Wisconsin (2-0) has a B- offense, a B defense, and is B overall. They are #64 in pts/gm, #63 in total offense, and #29 in total defense. We have an A- offense, an A+ defense, and we're A+ overall. We are #1 in pts/gm, #1 in total offense, and #2 in total defense. Weather: Clear.
Wisky defenseman Zeppuhar picks and up a fumble and takes it 65 yards for the score, 7-0 Badgers. Wisc HB Baker rumbles 76 yards for a TD, 14-0.
Wisky QB Smith throws a 29 yard TD pass to WR Thompson and it's 21-0. Alabama finally gets on the board when QB Michael Johnson throws a 57 yard TD pass to WR Anthony Morris, 21-7 Badgers. QB Johnson and WR Morris hook up again and this 68 yard TD pass makes it 21-14 with 1:52 left in the 2nd. Wisky HB Harris scores on a 7 yard TD run, 28-14. The badgers then block an Alabama punt and Wisky defenseman Mosley picks it up and runs it in from 1 yard, 35-14. That's the first punt I ever recall being blocked against me. Wow! Backup QB George Gray throws a 41 yard TD pass to WR Sam Fontaine with :05 left in the quarter to make it 35-21 at the half.
QB Gray throws a 54 yard TD pass to WR Morris and the lead is just 7. HB Andre Justice breaks through the Badger D and takes it to the house on a 70 yard TD run, 35-35! HB Andrew Edwards scores on a 4 yard TD run, 42-35 Tide.
QB Gray throws a 21 yard TD pass to WR Fontaine, 49-35 with 5:27 left. FB Eric Wright plows into the endzone from a yard out with 1:43 left to seal the victory. 56-35.
This game was a lot closer than I would have liked. That blocked punt near the end of the 2nd quarter really stunned me. Luckily, we recovered and made a comeback.
Players of the Game
Alabama
Anthony Morris , WR
Game Statistics | ||
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Category | Alabama | Wisconsin |
First Downs | 23 | 11 |
Total Offense | 598 | 351 |
Rushes-YDS | 25-227 | 38-181 |
Passing YDS | 371 | 170 |
Turnovers | 2 | 1 |
Total Yards | 684 | 456 |
T.O.P. | 11:58 | 12:02 |