MADISON, Wisconsin. – Wofford College was defeated 44-14 by Wisconsin at Camp Randall Stadium on Saturday afternoon. The game began with four fumbles lost in the first seven minutes, two by each team, but three touchdowns by the Badgers in a span of four minutes in the second quarter but the game away.
The Terriers fall to 2-1 on the season, while Wisconsin is now 3-0. The Terriers were led by Mike Rucker with 46 yards rushing and Austin Palmer with 43 yards rushing and two touchdowns. Wisconsin was led by Curt Phillips with 92 yards and Zach Brown with 63 yards and two rushing touchdowns. Scott Tolzien was 15-of-20 passing for 159 yards and two touchdowns.
The Badgers opened the game with the ball and after gaining two first downs, SeQuan Stanley forced John Clay to fumble and Kendall Bratcher made the recovery. On the first play from scrimmage for Wofford, Mitch Allen fumbled the handoff and it was recovered by the Badgers.
Just two plays later, the Badgers gave the ball back to the Terriers when SeQuan Stanley forced his second fumble of the game and Tommy Irvin recovered the ball. Wofford went three-and-out on the ensuing drive.
On the next drive for Wisconsin, the Badgers gained one rushing first down before being forced to punt by the Terriers. However, Wofford fumbled the punt return, giving the ball back to the Badgers. Wisconsin got on the scoreboard first when Philip Welch hit a 36-yard field goal attempt at the 4:23 mark in the first quarter. On the next drive for the Terriers, Mike Rucker had a fifteen-yard gain for a first down, but Wofford punted on fourth-an-four.
On the next drive for the Badgers, Scott Tolzien completed two long passes before capping the drive with a three-yard pass to Lance Kendricks at 14:55 in the second quarter. With the ball back, the Terriers were forced three-and-out. The punt was blocked by the Badgers and recovered in the endzone by David Gilbert for a touchdown at 12:50 for a 17-0 lead.
Wofford got the ball back and on fourth-and-four Mitch Allen was sacked. Wisconsin wasted little time with the short field and scored on a four-yard touchdown run by Erik Smith at 10:14 in the second quarter to increase the lead to 24-0. Arsenio Parks gained a first down on the next Terriers’ drive, but again Wofford was forced to punt.
With the ball back, the Badgers drove 60 yards in ten plays and scored on a seven-yard touchdown pass from Scott Tolzien to Garrett Graham with 1:32 remaining in the first half. Wofford opened their next drive with a 31-yard return by Mike Rucker. Austin Palmer added a 15-yard run for a first down, but Mitch Allen was sacked and lost the ball, which was recovered by Wisconsin. The Badgers went three-and-out, punted, and then Wofford ran out the clock to end the first half.
The Terriers took the opening kickoff of the second half. Wofford gained four first downs on the drive, but the 46-yard field goal attempt by Christian Reed was wide left at 8:24 in the third quarter.
Wisconsin gained one first down before fumbling, which was recovered by Preston Roseboro. Wofford opened their drive with a 26-yard reception by Devin Reed from Mitch Allen. Austin Palmer capped the drive with a seven-yard touchdown run at 5:29 in the third quarter for a 31-7 score.
The Badgers answered with an eight-play, 62 yard drive that ended with a two-yard touchdown run by Zach Brown. The PAT was missed, giving Wisconsin a 37-7 lead at 1:45 in the third quarter. Wofford moved the ball to the Wisconsin 15-yard line, but a pass by Allen was intercepted in the end zone by Devin Smith to give the ball back to the Badgers.
Wisconsin added a two-yard touchdown run by Zach Brown at 9:37 in the fourth quarter to take a 44-7 lead in the game. Wofford got the ball back and was able to put together the longest drive of the game as they went 73 yards in 13 plays and took 7:09 off the clock. The drive ended with Austin Palmer scoring from one yard out for a 44-14 score with 2:18 left in the game. Wisconsin gained one first down and was able to run out the clock for the win.
Wofford had 259 yards of total offense, with 214 on the ground. Wisconsin had 430 yards of offense in the game. The Badgers were 5-of-8 on third down. Wofford was 6-of-15 on third down and 1-of-2 on fourth down. Wofford had four turnovers in the game, while the Badgers turned the ball over three times. The Terriers had only three penalties for 20 yards, while Wisconsin was penalized six times for 63 yards.
The Terriers will begin Southern Conference play next Saturday with a contest at Chattanooga with a 6:00 pm kickoff. Wofford returns home on Saturday, October 3 to host Georgia Southern at 1:30 pm for Homecoming.
Wofford vs. Wisconsin Post-Game Notes
The Terriers faced a team from the Big Ten for the first time in school history.
In the first half, the Terriers had only 63 yards, while the Badgers had 225 total yards. Wofford did not complete a pass in the first half and only had three completions in the game.
Senior Austin Palmer scored his first career touchdown in the third quarter and added a second in the fourth quarter. He had a career-high 43 yards on nine carries in the game.
Game captains were Justice Joslin and Mike Niam.
Injuries in the game include Mike Niam (knee) and Anthony Carden (concussion). Niam will have an MRI on Sunday.
The crowd of 78,253 at historic Camp Randall Stadium was the largest ever to see the Terriers play. It ended a streak of 41 straight home games with capacity crowds (80,321) at Wisconsin.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) - Blaine Gabbert threw for three touchdowns and ran for another as Missouri used a trick play to score the first of its six consecutive TDs in a 52-12 victory over Furman on Saturday.
Gabbert completed 17 of 25 passes for 256 yards and tied his career high with three TD throws. He ran 40 yards for another score.
Missouri (3-0) scored its first touchdown on a 40-yard pass from receiver Danario Alexander to fellow wideout Jared Perry. The play started with a cross-field lateral from Gabbert to Alexander.
Perry added a 48-yard TD catch on the Tigers' next possession and set career highs with seven catches for 161 yards. Alexander also caught two TD passes.
Missouri led 42-0 at halftime before Furman (2-1) scored on a 21-yard pass from Jordan Sorrells to Tyler Maples.
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CLINTON, S.C. – The Presbyterian College football team was unable to hold onto a 10-3 second quarter lead Saturday afternoon over Chattanooga in a game that was designated Pink Out. The Blue Hose, despite playing strong, fell by a
29-13 score.
The Blue Hose now stand at 0-3 on the season while the Mocs improve to 2-1.
”We fought hard today,” head coach Harold Nichols said.
“We are not that far off from getting a win. Our coaching staff needs to put our team in a better position that will give the team a better chance to win.
”We need to make the plays and execute better. In the second half, we struggled to protect our quarterback late in the game. In order to be successful, we have to be more balanced in order to keep the defense guessing.”
After taking an early 3-0 lead on rookie Aaron Mayes’
26-yard field goal at the 6:05 mark in the first period, PC took a 10-3 advantage on Trandon Dendy’s one-yard plunge.
Chattanooga intercepted a Brandon Miley pass on PC’s first play from scrimmage as Ryan Consiglio got the ball back for the Mocs. However, the Blue Hose defense stiffened, forcing the visitors to take a 39-yard field goal attempt that sailed wide right with 11:42 left on the clock in the opening quarter.
PC took over on downs and started slowly. Dendy rushed for a yard then Miley went for three, setting up a third-and-six. Miley went deep and hit Patrick McKoy for a 43-yard pass down the right side line.
Two plays later, Dendy rushed for six yards and then Miley connected with McKoy for eight yards, putting the Blue Hose in the red zone at the 18-yard line. On first-and-10, Dendy scampered for seven yards. The offense went back to the well the next three plays, giving the Blue Hose a second-and-goal from the seven. After back-to-back plays of no gain, Mayes drilled the 26-yard attempt for PC’s first lead of the season.
The Mocs countered by going on a 5:37 drive, resulting in Craig Carnay’s 52-yard field goal, tying the game at 3-3 with no time remaining at the end of the first quarter.
Tyler Robbins took the second quarter kick-off to the Chattanooga 42-yard line after the 49-yard return.
Michael Ruff took the handoff and ran 22 yards to the 20-yard line, setting up a first-and-10. Dendy ran for 13 yards to the seven-yard line. Facing a third-and-goal, Dendy pushed across the stripe. Mayes’ extra point gave Nichols’ team a 10-3 advantage.
The Mocs countered quickly, driving 67 yards in eight plays to knot the score at 10 apiece. The score shifted the momentum as PC quickly went three-and-out, giving the ball back to UTC.
B.J. Coleman completed a pass to Terrance Davis for 43 yards, resulting in the Mocs being just outside the red zone. Three plays later, UTC went ahead 16-10. The Blue Hose defense stepped up, forcing Carmay to miss the extra point.
Neither team could get on the board the rest of the first half.
After a three-and-out to start the second half, UTC took the ball and quickly took the ball 57 yards on six plays for another score. Brian Davis blocked the extra point attempt, making the score 22-10 in favor of the visitors.
With just over 2:30 to play in the third quarter, the Blue Hose started their drive on the 21-yard line. Miley missed on two straight passes, setting up a third-and-long. PC eventually had to punt the ball away, which Morgano did beautifully. The Blue Hose punter’s kick sailed 47 yards, but he was hit on the play, giving PC the ball back.
Miley then went deep for Sean Adegbola, connecting with the redshirt-freshman for a 48-yard gain to the UTC 16. PC got the ball inside the 10, but could get no closer. Mayes then drilled a 27-yard kick with 41 seconds to play in the third quarter, making the score 22-13.
The Mocs answered with a drive of their own, scoring a touchdown on a 27-yard run by Bryan Fitzgerald. The extra point made the score 29-13.
PC had the ball two more times in the game, but could muster just 42 yards on 10 plays.
Dendy led the rushing attack, earning 44 yards on 17 carries and a touchdown. Ruff carried just one time, gaining 22 yards.
Miley connected on 16-of-27 attempts for 194 yards with a long of 48, but was sacked five times.
Patrick McKoy was the recipient of a game-high five catches, tallying 91 yards. Anderico Bailey had four for
31 yards while Adegbola had one reception for 48 yards.
Defensively, Brian Leonardi led the charge with 12 total tackles. He had four tackles for loss, including a sack.
JR Thomason had a game-high six solo tackles, one of which was for a loss. For the game, PC totaled nine tackles for loss and had two sacks. It also marked the first time all year that the Blue Hose had not forced a turnover.
The Blue Hose will go up against their fourth consecutive Southern Conference opponent next week when they hit the road for The Citadel. Game time is slated for 7 p.m.
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