MADISON, Wisconsin — Let’s be honest. Nobody believed that BYU, 22-point underdogs to No. 6 Wisconsin, had any chance at all to pull off an upset.
Except for the Cougars themselves.
BYU defied the odds and earned its biggest win of the independence era and one of the biggest triumphs in school history Saturday afternoon at Camp Randall Stadium.
The Cougars jumped on, and around, and past the mighty Badgers, earning a 24-21 victory before a stunned crowd of 80,720.
“We kept telling everyone to believe,” said BYU linebacker Sione Takitaki.
And that matched their attitude during the game.