On October 13th, 2012, former Wisconsin running back Montee Ball broke the Big Ten record for career rushing touchdowns with his 72nd career rushing touchdown against the Purdue Boilermakers. Big Ten Network Wisconsin’s Twitter properly commemorated the eighth anniversary of the record-breaking touchdown with a video of the run itself.
Ball ran for more than just Big Ten records during with time with the Badgers, in fact, he finished his collegiate career holding the FBS record for career rushing touchdowns with 77 as well as the FBS record for total career touchdowns with 83. Although these FBS records have since been broken, the legacy that Ball has left at Wisconsin will always be remembered by Wisconsin fans.
Montee Ball may not have had the best professional career, but Badger fans will forever be grateful for his time at Wisconsin. I am reminded of Wisconsin’s dominance of the Big Ten in the early 2010s from this video and am excited to see how Wisconsin will fare this season.
Most. TDs. In. B1G. History.#OTD in 2⃣0⃣1⃣2⃣, @BadgerFootball great @MonteeBall28 put his name atop the record books. pic.twitter.com/AeDnF26Je4
— Wisconsin On BTN (@WisconsinOnBTN) October 13, 2020