Madison, WI-Wisconsin avenged their only defeat of the season by knocking off Michigan State, 38-27, to advance to the National Championship Game. Michigan State beat the Badgers on October 2 at Spartan Stadium by 10 points, and few thought Wisconsin would have a chance at redemption just 3 months later. Wisconsin controlled the clock by being efficient on third down. The Badgers converted 13 of 20 third down opportunities, which led to a 34-26 time-of-possession advantage.
Wisconsin QB Scott Tolzien threw for 243 yards and 2 TD. John Clay ran for 95 yards and a score, and Montee Ball ran for 78 yards and 2 TD. Edwin Baker ran for 146 yards and a TD in a losing cause for the Spartans. Wisconsin will host the National Title game on January 10.
Michigan State Spartans-7-17-0-3-27
Wisconsin Badgers -14-7-3-14-38
Wis-Ball 34 run (Welch Kick)
MSU-Cunningham 18 pass from Cousins (Conroy Kick)
Wis-Toon 3 pass from Tolzien (Welch Kick)
MSU-Bell 9 run (Conroy Kick)
Wis-Ball 1 run (Welch Kick)
MSU-Baker 74 run (Conroy Kick)
MSU-Conroy 32 FG
Wis-Welch 20 FG
Wis-Abbrederis 9 pass from Tolzien (Welch Kick)
MSU-Conroy 47 FG
Wis-Clay 14 run (Welch Kick)
Stats
Rushing-MSU-Baker-21-146-1, Bell-10-19-1, Cousins-5-1-0
Wis-Clay-29-95-1, Ball-14-78-2, White-3-31-0, Tolzien-5(-20)-0
Receiving-MSU-Dell-4-73-0, Cunningham-3-35-1, Nichol-3-27-0, Gantt-2-29-0, Linthicum-2-27-0, Martin-1-16-0, Bell-1-5-0, Baker-1-0-0
Wis-Toon-5-69-1, Ball-4-38-0, Anderson-3-49-0, Abbrederis-3-36-1, Kendricks-3-22-0, Gilreath-1-22-0, Duckworth-1-7-0
Passing-MSU-Cousins-17-30-212-1-0
Wis-Tolzien-20-35-243-2-0
Sacks-MSU-France, Drone
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