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Studs and duds from the Badgers’ 28-7 loss to the Iowa Hawkeyes

The Wisconsin Badgers ended their regular season on a bitter note yesterday, losing to the Iowa Hawkeyes 28-7 and falling to 2-3 on the…

The Wisconsin Badgers ended their regular season on a bitter note yesterday, losing to the Iowa Hawkeyes 28-7 and falling to 2-3 on the year.

After what was a remarkable start to the season with two blowout victories, it has become a year to forget for Badgers fans with three straight losses and several COVID-19 related cancellations.

There is a lot to take away from the Iowa game, however, including areas where the team must improve heading into a hopefully-normal 2021 season.

While the final score indicated a poor showing all across the field, there were also some Badgers who did all they could yesterday to lead the team to victory.

Here are studs and duds from Wisconsin’s 28-7 loss to the Iowa Hawkeyes:

Five takeaways from Wisconsin’s 28-7 loss to Iowa

The Wisconsin Badgers finished their regular season on a tough note this afternoon as they fell to the Iowa Hawkeyes 28-7…

The Wisconsin Badgers finished their regular season on a tough note this afternoon as they fell to the Iowa Hawkeyes 28-7.

The storyline of the game could’ve been found before kickoff, with starting running back Jalen Berger and starting wide receivers Kendric Pryor and Danny Davis missing the contest.

Even with those players out, however, it was a tough showing in many facets for the Badgers–with the Iowa defense holding them to only 56 yards on the ground, the Badgers failing to score a point in the first half and Iowa connecting on several deep touchdowns over the top of the Badger defense.

Here are five takeaways from the Badgers 28-7 loss:

Team preview: Iowa Hawkeyes

You know you’re living in a wild time when the Wisconsin Badgers and No. 16 Iowa Hawkeyes are kicking off their game on December 12…

You know you’re living in a wild time when the Wisconsin Badgers and No. 16 Iowa Hawkeyes are kicking off their game on December 12.

That is obviously the case right now with the 2-2 Badgers looking to end their 2-game skid and finish the regular season above .500, while the Hawkeyes are set out to end Wisconsin’s four-game win streak in the series and finish the regular season second in the Big Ten West.

Iowa’s football team–as they always do–mirrors that of Wisconsin in many ways. They are also, however, unlike the Hawkeye teams we’ve seen during the past four years with quarterback Nate Stanley, edge rusher A.J. Epenesa, offensive tackle Tristan Wirfs and others gone to the NFL.

Here is a team preview of the 2020 Iowa Hawkeyes: