The victory improves Wisconsin to 7-5 and makes it likely the Badgers will be invited to a bowl game, a bittersweet accomplishment for a team that began the season with expectations of contending for a Big Ten title and at one point climbed into the top 10 in the rankings.

Wisconsin looked headed for another disappointing loss midway through the fourth quarter as James Noble punched it in from 2 yards to give Cal Poly a 29-21 lead. But Andrew Gardner missed his second extra point of the game, leaving an opening for the Badgers.

Wisconsin quarterback Dustin Sherer took advantage of the opportunity, marching Wisconsin 89 yards in nine plays. The drive was capped by P.J. Hill’s 3-yard touchdown run. Wisconsin again handed off to Hill on the 2-point try, tying up the game.

The Mustangs had a chance to win the game with 12 seconds left after bringing in sophomore Jake West, who handles kickoffs, to try a 46-yard field goal. But West, whose long field in high school was 32 yards, came up about 15 yards short.

Cal Poly (8-2) struck back on the first play of overtime. Quarterback Jonathan Dally hit Ramses Barden for a 25-yard touchdown, the 19th straight game in which Barden has hauled in a TD pass.

But Gardner missed again, this time clanking the extra point try off the right upright.

Wisconsin gave the ball to Clay three times on its OT possession, and he scored from 6 yards out. Philip Welch kicked the extra point to seal the win. Clay rushed for 107 yards.

Cal Poly, ranked No. 3 in the FCS coaches poll, used its wing-T formation to rush for 276 yards, the most Wisconsin has given up this season. Dally led the Mustangs with 213 total yards and two scores, one through the air and one on the ground.

For Wisconsin, Hill’s 59 yards rushing put him over 1,000 yards for the third straight season, only the second Badger to accomplish that.

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After blowing their chance at a big-time bowl game with a pair of narrow losses to begin Big Ten play, the Badgers salvaged some pride by becoming bowl-eligible with a 35-32 comeback victory over mistake-prone Minnesota at Camp Randall Stadium on Saturday.

And after a rougher-than-expected season, any bowl will do.

“I really don’t know how the bowl system works,” center John Moffitt said. “I feel like there’s three guys in a room and they flip a quarter. I’m trying to go every game, one game at a time — just try to win out.”

Wisconsin (6-5, 3-5 Big Ten) fell behind two touchdowns at halftime, but capped a second-half rally with a pair of safeties and a touchdown off a Minnesota turnover in the fourth quarter.

The victory was marred by an injury to Badgers wide receiver Kyle Jefferson, who was hospitalized with potential head and neck injuries after he took a hard hit in the second quarter and was taken off the field in an ambulance.

Wisconsin coach Bret Bielema said the initial results of Jefferson’s medical tests were “very encouraging.” Bielema said Jefferson was knocked unconscious on the field but was able to talk, squeeze his hands and move his feet afterward.

“All positive things have come back so far,” Bielema said. “Our thoughts and prayers are with Kyle and his family.”

It was the third straight loss for the Gophers (7-4, 3-4), who looked like the Big Ten’s most pleasant surprise before hitting a skid in November. Paul Bunyan’s axe, the trophy awarded to the winner of the rivaly game each year, will be staying in Madison.

“I’d like to credit Wisconsin more than diminish our guys,” Minnesota coach Tim Brewster said. “Our guys played hard. We have so many young guys that did so many good things in this game. But that doesn’t make us feel any better at this particular time.”

Minnesota played without injured star wide receiver Eric Decker, but that didn’t seem to matter in the first half. Quarterback Adam Weber threw for two touchdowns and ran for another to build a 14-point lead in the second quarter.

The Badgers were driving before halftime when Jefferson caught a pass from Dustin Sherer and was wrapped up by cornerback Traye Simmons, then took a hit to the helmet from the shoulder of linebacker Simoni Lawrence and fumbled the ball.

Jefferson lay motionless on the ground for several minutes before being lifted onto a stretcher and loaded into an ambulance.

Defensive tackle Mike Newkirk said Jefferson’s teammates had to put his injury out of their minds.

“It’s something that you just have to be able to do,” Newkirk said. “But now after everything’s settled down and stuff, all our thoughts go back to him. The first thing we actually did in the locker room was we got an update on his status.”

Despite the shock of a potentially serious injury to their teammate, the Badgers rallied to start the second half — eventually tying the game at 24 on a 1-yard touchdown run by P.J. Hill, his second in the second half.

The ensuing kickoff was caught by Minnesota’s Troy Stoudermire, but a hit by Wisconsin’s Antonio Fenelus jarred the ball loose and sent it bounding backward. After a scrum in the end zone, the ball trickled out of bounds for a safety to give the Badgers a 26-24 lead.

Wisconsin punted on its next possession, giving the ball back to Minnesota on its own 7. Weber took a sack and threw an incomplete pass, and Minnesota was called for a false start to set up third-and-16 at the 1. Newkirk sacked Weber in the end zone, giving the Badgers a 28-24 lead.

It was the first time Wisconsin had recorded two safeties in a game since Sept. 11, 2004, against UNLV.

The collapse still wasn’t quite complete for Minnesota. Running back Shady Salamon fumbled a pitch from Weber, and the ball was recovered by Wisconsin linebacker Jonathan Casillas at the Minnesota 11. Wisconsin’s John Clay scored on a 5-yard run two plays later, extending the lead to 35-24.

Salamon redeemed himself on the Gophers’ next drive, catching a 13-yard touchdown pass from Weber and running up the middle for a two-point conversion to cut Wisconsin’s lead to 35-32 with 4:15 left.

After a Wisconsin punt, Minnesota took over on its own 22 with 2:29 left. Facing fourth-and-4 on the 28, Weber threw an interception to Niles Brinkley to clinch the game for Wisconsin.

And with that, Minnesota will have to wait another year to take back the trophy.

“We were going to come in and take the axe,” defensive tackle Garrett Brown said. “And to fall so short was crushing.”

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It looked like old-style Badger football.

Wisconsin (5-5, 2-5) relied on a smashmouth attack, routinely sending Hill and Clay up the middle while Gilreath did his damage on a series of end arounds. The Badgers’ defense reverted to old form, too, shutting out the Hoosiers in the second half after knocking out quarterback Ben Chappell with a head injury just before halftime.

Indiana’s battered and beleaguered run defense never had a chance to save this season’s bowl hopes. The Hoosiers dropped to 3-7 (1-5), officially eliminating them from postseason contention.

The Badgers finished with a season-high 441 yards rushing, getting 127 from Hill and 112 from Clay, while Gilreath ran eight times for 168 yards and two scores. Gilreath had rushed for only 122 yards in Wisconsin’s first nine games.

The 441 yards rushing tied a Memorial Stadium record by any team.

Indiana was still in contention after a bizarre first half, in which the Badgers turned the ball over three times inside their own 40 and the two teams combined for just two punts.

But with Chappell out, the Hoosiers struggled to do anything right.

Wisconsin, in contrast, had no such problem.

It broke open a 24-20 game when Gilreath ran left, sprinted down the sideline and faked out an Indiana defender for a 90-yard TD run on the Badgers’ second play of the third quarter – the second-longest run in school history.

Philip Welch then made a 39-yard field goal to make it 34-20, Clay scored on a 1-yard run late in the third quarter and Hill opened the fourth quarter with a 19-yard scoring run to make it 48-20.

Chappell finished 11-for-20 for 126 yards with one touchdown for the Hoosiers, who were hit hard again by injuries Saturday. Quarterback Kellen Lewis, spent the first half on the sideline with a sprained ankle before relieving the injured Chappell.

Indiana had announced before the game that starting safety Nick Polk would miss the rest of the season with a knee injury, and linebacker Will Patterson left in the first quarter with a left knee injury and cornerback Richard Council left in the second half with a knee injury.

Wisconsin right tackle Eric Vanden Heuvel was carted off the field after Wisconsin’s second play with what appeared to be a lower right leg injury, and middle linebacker Jaevery McFadden left early with a head injury.

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Brett Swenson kicked a 44-yard field goal with 7 seconds left, lifting the 22nd-ranked Spartans to a 25-24 comeback win over Wisconsin on Saturday.

Michigan State (8-2, 5-1 Big Ten) came out flat and seemed to be headed for a 1-5 record in games following its past six wins against Michigan, but took its first lead when the game was on the line.

Wisconsin (4-5, 1-5) hurt its chances of playing in a seventh straight bowl game after leading in the fourth quarter for the seventh time in nine games.

The Badgers led by 11 early in the fourth quarter, then fell apart just as they did with a 19-point lead in the Big Ten opener at Michigan.

Wisconsin had a chance to seal the victory, but a holding penalty negated a run to the Michigan State 4 and a first down. Instead, its 11th penalty pushed it back to the 40 and led to a punt.

The Spartans had the ball at their 17 with no timeouts and 1:19 left on the game-winning drive.

Brian Hoyer connected with Blair White twice on 20- and 32-yard receptions and his last pass was to B.J. Cunningham over the middle for a short gain with the clock running.

The Spartans scrambled to get lined up for a field goal, but were given a chance to set up because Wisconsin called a timeout with 12 seconds left. The Badgers called their last timeout, hoping to rattle the kicker only to watch Swenson make the field goal.

Michigan State is 8-2 for just the second time in four decades. If the Spartans avoid stumbling at home against Purdue, they will close the regular season at Penn State with a chance to at least share the Big Ten title for the first time since 1990.

Javon Ringer was held to a season-low 54 yards, but did scored two TDs for Michigan State. Hoyer was 19-of-44 for 252 yards, connecting with White seven times for 164 yards.

John Clay ran for 111 yards, including a 32-yard score that gave the Badgers a 24-13 lead with 9:19 left, and P.J. Hill had 106 yards rushing and a score that gave them an 11-point lead in the third.

Garrett Graham, making up for the loss of star tight end Travis Beckum, had six catches for 68 yards and the game’s first TD.

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Beckum had surgery on his fibula Saturday night after injuring it in the third quarter.

Beckum decided to return for his senior season, forgoing the NFL draft as one of the nation’s top pass-catching tight ends to pursue a Big Ten title.

But he sustained a hamstring injury that kept him out of the first two games and most of a third to start the year, and Wisconsin (4-4, 1-4 Big Ten) lost four in a row after rising as high as ninth in the poll.

Beckum ended his Wisconsin career with 159 receptions for 2,149 yards and 11 touchdowns. He was third in Wisconsin history in both receptions and yards receiving.

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Wisconsin (4-4, 1-4 Big Ten) finally got its first conference win with a solid effort defensively too, intercepting Juice Williams three times, including two long returns that set up points as Illinois (4-4, 2-3) squandered its chance to give coach Ron Zook his first win here.

It has been a week of worry around the Wisconsin program that included several empty bleachers in the normally jammed student section, and after the first drive of the second half, it looked like those fears were justified.

Linebacker Jaevery McFadden slumped over in disbelief when A.J. Jenkins caught a 27-yard pass and cornerback Niles Brinkley shrugged his shoulders moments later when Jenkins wasn’t covered on a 14-yard TD throw from Williams that gave Illinois a 17-10 lead.

But Wisconsin came back because of Gilreath’s effort.

Gilreath took a short toss over the middle on third-and-17 and evaded four would-be tacklers on a 49-yard reception to make it 17-all and give Sherer, the junior who took over as the starter last week for similarly erratic senior Allan Evridge, his first career TD pass.

On the next possession, Brinkley intercepted Williams when the ball tipped off a receiver’s hand and Brinkley’s 47-yard return set up a 38-yard field goal by Philip Welch to give Wisconsin a 20-17 lead with 12:11 left.

Wisconsin’s defense then made a stop and Sherer found favorite target Garrett Graham for a 45-yard gain. Sherer, who finished 12-for-22 for 174 yards, capped the 10-play drive by rolling right and throwing behind Gilreath, who slid and made the catch for an 8-yard TD giving Wisconsin a 27-17 lead with 3:28 left.

Williams’ interceptions killed the Illini momentum and gave Wisconsin much needed confidence with a struggling offense that didn’t start running back P.J. Hill, hasn’t had a 100-yard rusher in five weeks and might have lost its biggest playmaker in Travis Beckum.

Beckum, who skipped a chance at the NFL to return for his senior season, made two catches for 16 yards, dropped another and injured his left ankle blocking in the third quarter was taken to the locker room and did not return.

Williams just wasn’t as dynamic as he’d been in the previous three weeks when he averaged more than 411 yards of total offense. He failed to find space to scramble or open receivers quick enough and finished 17-for-32 for 221 yards, also throwing a 2-yard TD pass to Zach Becker early in the second quarter to give Illinois a 7-3 lead.

But that would be the only consistent drive the Illini would put together in the first half.

Sherer answered by getting to the end zone on a 15-yard scramble to give Wisconsin a 10-7 lead after the Badgers scored first on Welch’s 40-yard field goal following Chris Maragos’ 51-yard interception return.

Matt Eller’s 47-yard field goal made it 10-10 at halftime.

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Wisconsin coach Bret Bielema put Sherer atop the depth chart Monday for the first time this season, with former starter Allan Evridge listed as co-backup along with Scott Tolzien.

Bielema said he liked some of what he saw from Sherer in the 38-16 loss to Iowa, even though the junior threw two interceptions and no touchdowns in his first start of the season. He was 17-of-34 for 161 yards.

“Dustin didn’t play a clean game, didn’t by any means set the world on fire,” Bielema said.

Tolzien, a sophomore, went 4-of-7 for 90 yards and one interception in the fourth quarter against Iowa, his first game of the season. Evridge, a senior transfer from Kansas State, didn’t play after starting the previous six games.

Bielema said Sherer will be the starter for the game against Illinois, but hasn’t committed to him beyond Saturday.

“He definitely knows that this week he’ll have an opportunity to go out there and get himself right for a game on Saturday,” Bielema said.

Affirming the change at quarterback comes as Wisconsin (3-4, 0-4 Big Ten) is struggling for answers during a four-game losing streak.

On Monday, Bielema addressed everything from whether he should stop wearing his signature Wisconsin wind breaker on the sideline during games to whether he’s feeling heat to win from Barry Alvarez, who as athletic director hand-picked Bielema to be his successor.

Bielema said Alvarez remains deeply involved with the program offering advice and frequently attends team practices. Alvarez, as he normally does, watched Bielema’s news conference from the back of the room.

“Coach wants to win,” Bielema said of Alvarez. “I want to win. … Obviously I know his name is going to be tied in with mine and vice versa.”

Wisconsin has been reeling since it was up 19-0 at halftime against Michigan on Sept. 27. The Wolverines came back to win that game and the Badgers have fallen from No. 8 in the country to being unranked and fighting just to win three out of their last five games in order to become bowl eligible.

The losing streak included defeats at home against No. 3 Penn State and No. 10 Ohio State, in addition to Michigan and Iowa.

“Everybody is disappointed in the results of the last four weeks,” Bielema said. “The only thing that’s going to cure that is winning.”

The 0-4 start to the Big Ten season is Wisconsin’s worst since 1996. They’ve been outscored 86-23 in the past two games and 131-65 over the past four.

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Greene had touchdown runs of 52, 34, 34, and 12 yards for the Hawkeyes (5-3, 2-2 Big Ten), who have answered a three-game losing streak with a pair of blowout wins.

Greene became the first Iowa player to rush for four touchdowns since Tavian Banks did it against Iowa State in 1997. He’s the only player in the country with more than 100 yards in each of his first eight games of the season.

Dustin Sherer, making his first career start in place of Allan Evridge, was 17-of-34 for 161 yards and two interceptions for Wisconsin (3-4, 0-4). The Badgers, who reached as high as No. 8 in the polls in late September, have been outscored 86-23 the past two weeks.

Sherer finally got Wisconsin’s offense moving on its first two drives of the second half. But Iowa held the Badgers to field goals instead of touchdowns, as Philip Welch hit from 40 and 35 yards out to pull Wisconsin within 14-9 midway through the third quarter.

The Badgers would soon regret not finding the end zone.

Just three plays later, Greene outran Wisconsin’s defense for his longest touchdown of the year, a 52-yarder that put the Hawkeyes ahead 21-9.

Paki O’Meara then blocked a punt to give Iowa the ball on the Wisconsin 33. Ricky Stanzi threw behind tight end Alan Reisner in the flat, but Reisner made a one-handed grab and, thanks to a key block from Brandon Myers, ran 16 yards to make it 28-9 with 1:38 left in the third quarter.

Sherer was picked off by Pat Angerer early in the fourth quarter, and Greene put a capper on his best day yet with a 34-yard touchdown run to give the Hawkeyes a 35-9 lead with 9:18 left.

Stanzi had 114 yards passing and a touchdown for Iowa, which reclaimed the Heartland Trophy after two straight losses to Wisconsin.

John Clay led the Badgers with 89 yards rushing, and Zach Brown added a late 21-yard touchdown run.

P.J. Hill injured his left ankle in the second quarter and did not return. He finished with 34 yards on eight carries.

The Hawkeyes, behind a pair of Greene touchdowns, led 14-3 at halftime.

Iowa went up 7-0 on its first possession, as Greene capped a 70-yard drive with a 12-yard TD run. His next score, a 34-yard run that made it 14-0 midway through the second quarter, was a thing of beauty.

Greene burst into Wisconsin’s secondary, juked cornerback Chris Maragos and, after shaking off safety Jay Valia’s attempt to drag him down from behind, dashed into the end zone. That run put Greene over 1,000 yards for the season.

Welch got the Badgers on the board with a 42-yard field goal with 59 seconds left in the first half.

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A sore hip relegated Paterno to a perch high above the field for the second week in a row — and once again, not having their iconic leader on the sidelines didn’t matter to No. 6 Penn State.

Daryll Clark threw for a touchdown and ran for two more scores, Derrick Williams ran a punt back for a touchdown and cornerback Lydell Sargeant had two interceptions off of two quarterbacks as the Nittany Lions (7-0, 3-0 Big Ten) dismantled Wisconsin 48-7 Saturday night.

For Penn State, it was another strong statement, asserting its place among the nation’s top teams.

“We certainly deserve to be considered,” Paterno said.

And while Paterno doesn’t necessarily like the unique perspective he has had for his last two victories, he said there is an upside to coaching from up top.

“I was afraid somebody was going to come around and ask me for my ticket,” joked Paterno, who just started walking with a cane. “It’s not fun. But I think I can help the team more up there.”

It is Penn State’s 11th 7-0 start and first since 1999.

“This was a statement game for us,” Clark said. “People still don’t believe we can do this.”

It also was a statement game of sorts for Wisconsin (3-3, 0-3), which went into the season as a potential Big Ten title contender but began conference play by blowing chances to beat Michigan and Ohio State.

After Saturday’s thumping, the Badgers had to reach back to 1989 — the Don Morton coaching era — to find a more lopsided loss.

“It kind of puts a sickening taste in your mouth,” linebacker DeAndre Levy said.

It was the second straight home loss for the Badgers, and the first time they’d opened conference play with three losses since 2002.

The collapse came a little earlier against Penn State than it did against the Buckeyes and Wolverines.

With the Badgers trailing 17-7 and pinned deep in their own territory just before halftime, quarterback Allan Evridge was sacked and stripped of the ball, sending it scooting across the turf. It was scooped up by middle linebacker Josh Hull and Penn State took possession at the 16.

Wisconsin cornerback Allen Langford then was called for pass interference, and Clark scored on first-and-goal from the 2 to put Penn State ahead 24-7 at halftime.

“There’s obviously a lot of pain going into everybody,” said Evridge, who faces the prospect of losing his starting job after being replaced in the second half. “It’s not fun coming off a huge loss like that. Those guys just played awesome and whooped us all the way across the board.”

But Paterno said the key play came earlier in the second quarter, a 63-yard punt return for a touchdown by Williams that put Penn State up 17-0. It was the fifth touchdown off a punt or kickoff return of Williams’ career, the most for a Penn State player under Paterno.

Clark carved up the Badgers’ defense on the first drive of the second half, then scored on a 4-yard scramble. Clark took to the air again on Penn State’s next possession, throwing a 44-yard pass to wide-open Deon Butler to go ahead 38-7.

Badgers coach Bret Bielema, speaking softly with an obviously hoarse throat, seemed surprised that his team didn’t fare better.

“I think Penn State’s a very good football team,” Bielema said. “I thought that all week.”

At least the Badgers had their marching band back this week. The band was suspended for last week’s loss to Ohio State in connection with a hazing scandal.

After going 2-for-10 for 50 yards passing, Evridge was replaced by Dustin Sherer with 3:15 left in the third quarter. Sherer put together a drive — only to throw an interception to Sargeant, who picked off Evridge earlier in the quarter.

“I think the quarterback has to play a lot better in certain situations, whoever that’s going to be,” Bielema said.

It all was witnessed from on high by the 81-year-old Paterno, who had to move upstairs for the Nittany Lions’ win last week over Purdue because of the injury. Paterno also coached from the press box for a portion of Penn State’s game against Temple earlier in the season.

“I can talk to all of the coaches,” Paterno said of coaching upstairs. “I think I’ve watched more film since I got hurt than ever before. So maybe now I can suggest some plays and once in a while, I’m right.”

Paterno was injured at practice the week before the season opener when he was demonstrating an onside kick.

Coincidentally, Paterno also was injured the last time the Nittany Lions visited Camp Randall. Paterno tore ligaments in his left knee in a sideline collision with a player at Wisconsin in 2006.

The Nittany Lions lost that game. With their coach safely tucked away, the Lions was the one dealing out the pain on this trip to Madison.

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Paterno’s hurting again as he heads back to Madison, but this time his offense appears to be doing just fine.

The sixth-ranked Nittany Lions bring the Big Ten’s most explosive offense into Wisconsin on Saturday night for a showdown with the Badgers, who are desperately looking to avoid an 0-3 conference start.

Paterno has a sore right hip he suffered while trying to attempt an onside kick in practice a few weeks ago, an injury that forced the legendary head coach to view last week’s 20-6 win at Purdue from the press box. He said Tuesday he’ll wait to see how his leg feels on Saturday before deciding where to coach at Camp Randall.

“Actually, as far as making a significant contribution to the strategy side and on the tactical side, you’re better off upstairs,” Paterno said. “You can see more. But you like to be on the field, down there, get a feel what’s going on.”

Paterno’s left leg was the story when Penn State (6-0, 2-0 Big Ten) last traveled to Madison. His shin bone was fractured in a sideline collision on Nov. 4, 2006, as the Nittany Lions put up just 201 yards of offense in a 13-3 loss to the then 17th-ranked Badgers.

Wherever Paterno, 81, has been watching the Nittany Lions this season, he’s witnessed the Big Ten’s best offense. Penn State is averaging 499.7 yards through six games — ninth-best in the nation — and has scored 44.8 points per game to rank seventh in the country.

Quarterback Daryll Clark and tailback Evan Royster have led the way. Clark leads the conference with a 162.5 passer rating through six games, throwing nine touchdowns and one interception. Royster, meanwhile, has eight touchdowns on just 84 carries and a 7.8 yards-per-carry average that ranks eighth in the nation.

Clark threw for a season-high 220 yards and Royster tied a season-high with 141 yards and a touchdown in the win over the Boilermakers.

“They’re a great team and they have a great quarterback, a great corps of receivers that can run,” Wisconsin cornerback Allen Langford said. “They have a great tight end and two good running backs … so they’re definitely going to be a difficult task.”

The Badgers (3-2, 0-2) were among the preseason favorites to win the Big Ten, but instead they’re on the verge of their third 0-3 start in the conference since 2000.

Wisconsin blew a 19-0 lead at Michigan on Sept. 27, losing 27-25, then coughed up a four-point lead midway through the fourth quarter Saturday at home against Ohio State. Terrelle Pryor led the Buckeyes on an 80-yard drive that culminated with an 11-yard run by the freshman quarterback to hand the Badgers a 20-17 loss.

“The expectations are high on this team, and we’d like them to be high,” coach Bret Bielema said. “And we’re five points away from being a 5-0 football team.

“We’ve got a tremendous challenge on our hands and an opportunity to right the ship.”

The loss to Ohio State was the Badgers’ first in 17 games at Camp Randall, breaking the nation’s second-longest home winning streak. They haven’t lost consecutive games in Madison since dropping three straight in 2002, including a 34-31 loss to Penn State – the Nittany Lions’ only win at Wisconsin since 1996. They’ve put up six points total in their last two losses there.

But while Paterno’s offenses didn’t pose much of a threat in those visits, this unit has shown it’s more than capable of putting up points. The Lions also lead the Big Ten in total defense, allowing 250.3 yards per game.

“I think we’re playing good, solid defense,” Paterno said. “I think most of the teams we’ve played, we’ve measured up to and could handle what they were doing. (This week) is a little different.”

Penn State’s defensive front will get a big test from a veteran Wisconsin offensive line that’s paving the way for 210.6 yards per game, with P.J. Hill and John Clay getting a majority of the carries.

The Badgers, though, need more consistent play from Allan Evridge, whose starting status has come into question with poor play the last few weeks. The transfer from Kansas State and first-year starter has completed just 53.2 percent of his passes in his last two games and has thrown three interceptions.

“The bottom line is we’ve got to expect the ball to be delivered with better accuracy,” Bielema said.

Penn State has started conference play 3-0 just once since 2000.

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