Wisconsin ran its way to a 35-28 victory over the Nebraska Cornhuskers today. The victory is the Badgers seventh straight and brings them one step closer to an appearance in the Big Ten Championship.
Graham Mertz played another solid game today, completing 12 of his 18 pass attempts for 145 yards and 1 touchdown. While the defense struggled at times against Nebraska quarterback Adrian Martinez, Collin Wilder’s two interceptions proved to be critical plays as the Badger defense was able to hold on late to seal the victory.
The win against the Cornhuskers is the Badgers eighth in a row dating back to September of 2012. Those wins have mostly seen legendary rushing performances from Wisconsin–regardless of the quality of Nebraska’s rush defense.
Well, the Cornhuskers entered today’s game with one of the more efficient rush defenses in the country. What did Braelon Allen go on to do? 22 carries, 228 yards and 3 touchdowns.
.@BraelonAllen can't be stopped. 😱
No. 15 @BadgerFootball takes the late lead on the freshman star RB's latest highlight run. pic.twitter.com/wwqIoXJiZD
— Big Ten Network (@BigTenNetwork) November 20, 2021
Here are the rushing numbers in all of the eight straight games won by Wisconsin in this series: