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PHOTOS: Badgers defeat Buffalo 35-3 in 2006

Check out some pics from the Badgers’ first matchup with Buffalo

The Badgers football team is set to square off with Buffalo on Saturday at 2:30 in their season opener at Camp Randall, meeting the Bulls for the second time in program history.

The first and only time that the two teams have met came in November 2006 at Camp Randall as well. The Badgers won the contest handily by a score of 35-3, finishing off an 11-1 regular season.

In the contest, quarterback Tyler Donovan produced 308 passing yards and two scores through the air while running back P.J. Hill churned out 86 rushing yards and a score on the ground.

Here’s what the action looked like:

Wisconsin versus Buffalo football series history

Badgers won the first and only matchup with Buffalo in 2006

The Badgers football team will face off with Buffalo on Saturday at 2:30 in their 2023 season opener at Camp Randall. The two teams have only met once before, with Wisconsin winning 35-3 in 2006.

In that contest, quarterback Tyler Donovan recorded 308 passing yards and two touchdowns while running back P.J. Hill churned out 86 yards and a score on the ground.

The victory improved Wisconsin’s record to 11-1 as the regular season came to an end and the team then went on to defeat Arkansas 17-14 in the Citrus Bowl.

Luke Fickell and his Badgers squad are 27.5 point favorites (BetMGM) heading into Saturday’s contest at home.

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Wisconsin football’s all-time leaders in rushing yards

Many of these legends are represented in the top 10 in career rushing yards in Wisconsin program history including Ron Dayne, Jonathan Ta…

Throughout the Big Ten and college football, Wisconsin is known for producing great running backs. The Badgers’ running back alum includes numerous record-breakers, Doak Walker Award winners and Heisman Trophy winners.

Many of these legends are represented in the top 10 in career rushing yards in Wisconsin program history including Ron Dayne, Jonathan Taylor, Melvin Gordon, P.J. Hill, Montee Ball and Billy Marek.

Some notable players that fell just outside the top 10 in career rushing yards include current New York Giants running back Corey Clement, Heisman trophy winner Alan Ameche and John Clay.

Below are the top 10 in career rushing yards in Wisconsin program history:

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P.J. Hall finished with a better PFF grade than Michael Pierce in 2019

Hall will likely replace Pierce in the lineup as Pierce has opted out of the 2020 season.

The Vikings reportedly traded conditional seventh-round pick to the Raiders in exchange for defensive tackle P.J. Hall.

The reason why the Vikings are making this trade is because Michael Pierce, the team’s big free-agent signing, will opt out of the 2020 season due to severe asthma.

Hall isn’t the name that Pierce is, but Pro Football Focus says that his production in 2019 was actually better than Pierce’s.

Per PFF, Hall finished with a grade of 70.2, a mark that ranked 40th in the NFL. Pierce, meanwhile, finished with a grade of 69.1, ranking 46th in the league.

Does that mean Hall is a better player than Pierce? I would say probably not considering Hall was on the verge of being released by the Raiders while Pierce signed a 3-year, $27 million deal with the Vikings.

If Hall is on the Vikings’ 53-man roster for six games, Minnesota will owe Oakland the seventh-round pick.

I would say that’s a pretty likely scenario.