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Badgers Beat Penn State-Improve to 4-0 By Barry The Bear |
IdataSports.com Sports Staff Writer
barrythebear@webtv.net
Posted Sun Sep 26 13:39:21 2004
Offensive Player of the Game: Matt Bernstein= 27 carries- 123 yards
Defensive Player of the Game: Erasmus James= 5 tackles-2 sacks- 1 fumble recovery
The old saying in football is DEFENSE wins championships. If that is indeed true,
than after Saturday's performance which saw the Badgers defeat
Penn State
16-3, Wisconsin should win the Big TEN Championship in 2004. While the offense has
struggled to put up points in the first games, the defense has been proven a winner.
In Saturday's conference opener against
Penn State,
The Badger defense forced three turnovers, and saw them knock-out of the game
quarterback Michael Robinson with a concussion.
The Badger defense went to work on the game's initial drive for
Penn State.
Brett Bell intercepted a pass. But the offense was unable to capitalize. However....
the defense came up with another big play on the next series.
Penn State
fumbled and Erasmus James recovered for the Badgers at the 45. The offense found a way to
move the ball and find the endzone. The drive appeared headed for a field goal on third
and 12 from the 32. Stocco then passed to Brandon Williams for a gain of 17 and a first
down. Three plays later on third and one from the five, Stocco ran a bootleg and scored
the TOUCHDOWN. Allen added the p.a.t. to give Wisconsin a 7-0 lead with just under two
minutes remaining in the opening quarter.
The Badgers extended the lead in the second quarter. On the third play of the drive,
Stocco passed to Brandon White for a gain of 16 yards. A few plays later on third and
2, Bernstein kept the drive alive by gaining 3. Stocco eventually worked the offense
down to the 18. He was then sacked for a loss, and then ran for no-gain while scrambling.
Allen came on and kicked a 38 yard field goal to extend the lead to 10-0 with 5:18
remaining in the first half. The next
Penn State
drive, saw the Badger defense with another key play. On third and 12, Jim Leonard
INTERCEPTED a pass at mid-field and returned it back down to the 25. However.....
the offense was unable to move the ball, so Allen came in and kicked a 39 yard field
goal to give the Badgers a 13-0 lead as the first half closed out.
In the third quarter, Wisconsin came out and used a dominating, time consuming drive
of 17 plays-73 yards-7:59.It was a ground controlled drive, which saw Matt Bernstein
take control with powerful runs of 7-6-7-12 and 6 yards. In the end, the offense stalled
and Allen kicked a 25 yard field goal to make the score 16-0.
Penn State
came back on their next possession and scored their only points of the day, a 23 yard
field goal by Rob Gould with 2:15 left making it 16-3.
Neither team scored in the fourth quarter allowing a Camp Randall Stadium RECORD crowd
of 82,179 see the Badgers beat Penn State 16-3.
With the victory Wisconsin is now 4-0 Overall 1-0 Big Ten
Next Game: Saturday Oct 2- 1pm vs. Illinois
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