The Gophers jumped out to a quick lead on Wisconsin but couldn’t stop the Badger rushing attack as Minnesota lost Paul Bunyan’s Axe at home, 31-21.
First Half Woes
Briean Boddy-Calhoun picked off Wisconsin’s first pass and returned it for a touchdown to ignite the crowd. After that, not much went right for the Gophers over the first two quarters. Wisconsin totaled 28 points and 199 rushing yards in the first half.
"They just ran the ball at us,” said Tracy Claeys. “We were having trouble getting them down so we made a couple little adjustments and we got a little bit more downhill.