The curse has been lifted.
The No. 8 Wisconsin Badgers continued their bid for a Big Ten West division title, defeating the Northwestern Wildcats 21-7 at Ryan Field on Saturday. It’s the first time UW (7-2, 4-2 Big Ten) has won in Evanston against NU (4-5, 3-3) since 1999.
In another positive development for the offense, Wisconsin ran for 190 yards on the way to 333 total yards. Running back Corey Clement gained 106 yards and one touchdown on 32 carries, while redshirt freshman Bradrick Shaw ran for 54 yards off of 11 attempts.
Overall, Wisconsin held the ball for 40 minutes, 25 seconds—over two-thirds of the game.