Wisconsin returned to .500 on the season with a 20-14 win over Army last night.
The game was as advertised. It ended short of three hours of real-time, each team relied heavily on the run game and we saw a heavy dose of punters.
More importantly: Iowa lost at home to Purdue while Wisconsin was preparing for the contest. So moving into next weekend’s clash against the Boilermakers in West Lafayette, the Badgers control their own destiny in the Big Ten West.
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We’ll preview that game and Wisconsin’s upcoming showdown with Iowa in the coming weeks. For now, here are five takeaways from Wisconsin’s win over Army: