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Rutgers tried to stay in another game by grinding down a Wisconsin rushing attack and staying disciplined against the Badgers No. 1 defense in all of FBS.
Wisconsin was on the outside looking in on the latest USA TODAY Sports AFCA Coaches Poll and the AP Top 25 Poll. However, they found themselves sitting at No. 21 in the first CFP Selection Committee Rankings in it’s first release.
Instead, the Scarlet Knights found themselves on the wrong side of three first-half turnovers. The Badgers scored 21 points off of those giveaways and pulled away 31-3 going into halftime.
With the loss, Rutgers dropped to 4-5 (1-5 Big Ten) on the year. Wisconsin is now 6-3 (4-2 Big Ten) and clinched a bowl game for the 20th consecutive season – the third longest active streak in FBS.
Moving forward, the health of the Rutgers squad will be something to keep an eye on as three major players left the game with an injury.